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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!