Boney M. - Rivers of Babylon & El Lute 1981 <br /> <br />1. Rivers of Babylon (1978) <br />By the rivers of Babylon, <br />there we sat down <br />ye-eah we wept, <br />when we remembered Zion. <br /> <br />By the rivers of Babylon, <br />there we sat down <br />ye-eah we wept, <br />when we remembered Zion. <br /> <br />When the wicked <br />Carried us away in captivity <br />Required from us a song <br />Now how shall we sing the lord's song <br />in a strange land <br /> <br />When the wicked <br />Carried us away in captivity <br />Requiering of us a song <br />Now how shall we sing the lord's song <br />in a strange land <br /> <br />(Instrumental) <br /> <br />Let the words of our mouth <br />and the meditations of our heart <br />be acceptable in thy sight <br />here tonight <br /> <br />Let the words of our mouth <br />and the meditation of our hearts <br />be acceptable in thy sight <br />here tonight <br /> <br />By the rivers of Babylon, <br />there we sat down <br />ye-eah we wept, <br />when we remembered Zion. <br /> <br />By the rivers of Babylon, <br />there we sat down <br /> <br />2. El Lute (1979) <br />He was only nineteen <br />And he was sentenced to die <br />For something that somebody else did <br />And blamed on El Lute <br />Then they changed it to life <br />And so he could escape <br />From then on they chased him <br />And searched for him day and night <br />all over Spain <br />But the search was in vain for El Lute <br /> <br />He had only seen the dark side of life <br />The man they called El Lute <br />And he wanted a home just like you and like me <br />In a country where all would be free <br />So he taught himself to read and to write <br />It didn't help El Lute <br />He was one who had dared to escape overnight <br />They had to find El Lute <br /> <br />(Instrumental)
