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Sad Cuz Dey Gotta Stay Babylon Side 
 1 Us wen sit down 
By da rivas Babylon side 
An cry plenny, 
Cuz we tink plenny bout how 
Jerusalem town stay all bus up. 
 2 Us wen hang up oua harp 
In da middo 
A da willow tree branches 
Fo no play um no moa. 
 3 Az cuz da guys dat wen capcha us, 
Tell us gotta sing fo dem. 
Da ones dat make us moan cuz we sad, 
Dey tell, 
“Go sing one happy kine song 
From Jerusalem town!” 
 4 You tink us can sing 
Bout Da One In Charge 
Inside anodda country 
Dass not oua country, o wat?! 
No can! 
 5 If I foget Jerusalem town, 
I like fo God make my right hand 
Come all any kine! 
 6 If I no tink plenny bout Jerusalem, 
O if I no tink dat Jerusalem da place 
Wea I erytime stay good inside, 
Mo den all da odda place, 
Den I like fo God make my tongue 
Stick to da top a my mout 
Fo me no talk! 
 7 Da One In Charge no foget 
Wat da Edom peopo wen do 
Da time da Babylon army guys 
wen take ova Jerusalem town. 
Dey wen yell, “Bus up da place! 
Wipe da place to da groun!” 
 8  ✡  137:8: JShow 18:6You Babylon peopo, 
Garans you goin come all bus up. 
If somebody punish you 
Fo wat you wen make to us guys, 
Us like God make dem 
Stay good inside! 
 9 Anybody go grab yoa kids 
An smash um on one cliff side, 
Us like God make dem 
Stay good inside!