By the rivers of Babylon we wept
We sat and wept and we remembered Zion

There on the trees we hung our harps
When our captors asked for tunes
And our tormentors all demanded songs of joy

By the rivers of Babylon we wept
We sat and wept and we remembered Zion

Will those who called the tunes to play
Know the songs of Zion
After you play the songs of God Babylon

O Daughter of Babylon doomed to destruction
Happy is the one who repays you for
All the wrong you've done
Daughter of Babylon
Happy is the one who repays you

And may my tongue be stuck up on the roof
Of my mouth if I do not remember you
To live alone (?)
If I do not consider you my highest joy

By the river of Babylon we wept
We sat and wept and we remembered Zion
Will those who called the tunes to play
Know the songs of Zion
After you play the songs of God Babylon

O Daughter of Babylon doomed to destruction
Happy is the one who repays you for
All the wrong you've done
Daughter of Babylon
Happy is the one who repays you (x2)