By the rivers of Babylon Where he sat down And there he wept When he remembered Zion But the wicked carried us away in captivity Required from us a song How can we sing King Alpha song in a strange land? 'Cause the wicked carried us away in captivity Required from us a song How can we sing King Alpha song in a strange land? Sing it out loud Sing a song of freedom, sister Sing a song of freedom, brother We gotta sing and shout it We gotta jump and shout it Shout the song of freedom now So let the words of our mouth And the meditation of our heart Be acceptable in Thy sight, oh Far I So let the words of our mouth And the meditation of our heart Be acceptable in Thy sight, oh Far I Sing it again! We've got to sing it together We've got to shout it together By the rivers of Babylon Where we sat down And there we wept When we remembered Zion Oh, the wicked carried us away in captivity Required from us a song How can we sing King Alpha's song in a strange land? 'Cause the wicked carried us away in captivity Required from us a song How can we sing King Alpha's song in a strange land? Sing it, sing it, sing it We've got to sing it, brother We've got to sing it, sister