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Thread #5686   Message #32597
Posted By: Barbara
15-Jul-98 - 01:50 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: River of Babylon
Subject: RE: Looking for lyrics: river of babylon
Perhaps someone could post the definitive version. Can you get it at their web page?
The "in" is missing, Rita, because of the beat of the song: "(Oh the wicked)" is a pickup, "CAR-ry us away/(in)CAP-tivity" is the next line and when sung fast the "in" vanishes.
And, Alison, the way I learned it, it was "King AFRA'S" land, I suppose a reference to Africa. I love to hear from someone who knows more about this. You out there?
Blessings,
Barbara