By the waters of Babylon, mm
There we sat and wept, mm
For our captors required of us songs
Required of us songs
There by the willows, there we hung our lyres

How can we sing the Lord's song
In a foreign land? How long?
How can we sing the Lord's song
In a foreign land? How long?
Land, how long

How long, Lord?
How long?
O Lord, how long?

If I forget you, O Jerusalem, mm
May my right hand forget its skill
And my tongue forget to sing anything
If I don't remember you
If I don't remember you

How can we sing the Lord's song
In a foreign land? How long?
How can we sing the Lord's song
In a foreign land? How long?
Land, how long

How can we sing thе Lord's song
In a foreign land? How long?
How can we sing the Lord's song
In a forеign land? How long?
Land, how long

If I don't remember you
If I don't remember you