Boney M - Rivers of Babylon 2

Rivers of Babylon Psalms 137:1

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dddd 4 a 4

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dddd 4 a 4

l

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With Swing

Soprano I

Soprano II

Alto

Piano

6

a a a a b

With Swing d dd d 4 n a 4 k k kk ii k dddd 4 l l b 4

k k k k ii k k k l l

k k kk k k k k l i

dddd

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dddd

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dddd dddd dddd

Arr. by ED HUCKEBY

for three treble voices or SSA Chorus

l ii

l

l kk kk kk kk l

l kzkz k‚ j k j l

n n n

k k k "HUM!

k k k

i

"HUM!

k k k

i

"HUM!

kk k kk kk l

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a a a

dddd dddd dddd dddd

HUM!

n k k k

i

HUM!

kz k‚ j kz k‚ j

HUM!"

n k k k

i

HUM!

k k k

kzkz k‚ j k j dddd l b a

n k k k

i

k k k

kz k‚ j

n k k k

i

HUM!

HUM!"

n k k k

i

HUM!

kk k k k k k dddd l b a

n k k k

i

k k k

kk kk kk kk l

ii l

n n n

kz k k z k k

k kk j

By the ri - vers of

Ba - by - lon,

kz k k z k k

k kk j

By the ri - vers of

Ba - by - lon,

kz k k z k k

k kk j

By the ri - vers of

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kk m z

l

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i i

k k k kk k k k l

l

n n n

k Where

k Where

k Where

k k we

sat

k k we

sat

k k we

sat

o ‚ kk kk o ‚ kk kk k k k k k k k k kkkk okkk kkkk kkkk ‡

20

a a a

dddd dddd dddd dddd

n k k k

i down,

Yeah

we

n k k k

i down,

Yeah

we

n k k k

i down,

Yeah

we

ok kk k k

i wept,

When we re - me - mbered

ok kk k k

i wept,

When we re - me - mbered

ok kk k k

i wept,

When we re - me - mbered

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dddd ‚ a k k

24

dddd ‚ a k k Zi

dddd ‚ a k k Zi

dddd

Zi

k‚ j -

-

on.

k‚ j on.

k‚ j -

on.

o ‚ k k k k dddd k k k k b a

o k k k k‚ kk kk

l

J J n J

kz k kz k k

n

By

kz k k z k k

k

By

Ba

the ri - vers of

l

n

the ri - vers of

kk j -

by - lon,

kz k kz k k By

the ri - vers of

o ‚ kk kk o ‚ kk kk k k k k k k k k okkk J kkkk ok kk kkkk ok kk ‡ ‡ ‡ kk kk

J

dddd k k k j a

n k k k

27

dddd n a

Ba - by - lon,

a

dddd dddd

Where

we

sat

sat

down,

down,

Ba - by - lon,

Where

o k k k k‚ kk kk

we

we

Yeah

n k k k

k kk j

Yeah

n k k k

i

k k k Where

we

k k k k

we

k k k k

sat

down,

we

wept,

i wept,

j

j

wept,

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31

dddd o k k k k a

o k k k k‚ kk kk

Yeah

j

j

k

When we re - me - mbered

dddd o a dddd

k

When we re - me - mbered

k k k k

k

When we re - me - mbered

k‚ k Zi

k‚ k

-

Zi

-

k‚ k Zi

J

on.

J n

k‚ j on.

k‚ j -

l

k‚ j

on.

kz k k

more emphatic

J

When

k

the wi - cked

l

o ‚ k o ‚ kk kk J kk o ‚ kk k k k k k k k k k k k k k k d d d d k k k k k k k k k k k k o k k k J k k k k o k‡ k k b ‡ a

d d d d nmore emphatic kz k k a

k

34

a

dddd

When

the wi

-

k k k k k

dddd n a

car - ried us

k

a - way

cap

more emphatic

dddd

kz k k

When

cked

k

the wi

-

cked

-

k k k k kz

k ‡

car - ried us

re

a - way,

a a a

dddd dddd dddd dddd

j j j

o

k

o

Now,

o

Now,

k k Now,

ti - vi

re

-

ty,

-

qui - red

k k k k kz

k‚ k‚ k

car - ried us

re

a - way,

k‚ k

kk

how

we

the Lord's

shall

k‚ k‚ k

shall

sing

k‚ k

we

sing

kk the Lord's

k‚ k‚ k

k‚ k

kk

how

we

the Lord's

o ‚ kk k k k k k dddd k k k k o k k k b ‡ a

qui - red

k‚ k‚ k

k‚ k‚ k

how

-

k k k k kz

o o k k k a k k k‚ k k k k k‚ kk kk dddd k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k b 37

k‚ k

shall

sing

o ‚ kk k k k k k k kkk kkkk

-

qui - red

k‚ k from

kk

us

a

k‚ k

from

kk

us

a

k‚ k from

song.

song.

kk

us

a

song.

o k k k k‚ kk kk k kkk o kkk ‡ k j ‡

k k ‡ k‚ k

song,

in

a

song,

in

a

in

a

k‚ j k‚ j

song,

k‚ k

o ‚ kk k k k k k k kkk kk kk

dddd j a

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a a

dddd dddd dddd

j

strange

l

i

n kz k k k

land?

kkkkk i

j strange

land?

j

j

strange

n kz k k k

When the wi - cked

l

i land?

When the wi - cked

kkkk k k car -ried us a - way

cap-

n kz k k k

When the wi - cked

o o o o k k k k k k k k k k a k k k‚ k k k k k‚ k k k k k‚ k k k k k‚ kk kk d d d d k k k k o k‡ k k k k k k o k k k k k k k o k‡ k k k k k k o k k k b ‡ ‡ dddd k k k k kz a

44

a

dddd dddd -

a

dddd

car - ried us

a - way,

re

-

qui - red

k k k k kz

k‚ k‚ k

ti - vi

re

-

ty,

-

qui - red

k k k k kz

k‚ k‚ k

car - ried us

re

a - way,

o ‚ kk kk k k k k k dddd k k k k k k k k b a

k‚ k

k ‡

-

qui - red

k‚ k from

us

k‚ k

from

us

k‚ k from

us

k k a

song.

k k a

j

song.

k k a

j

song.

kk o k‚ kk kk k k k k k o k k k ‡

j

o

k

o

Now,

o

Now,

k k Now,

k‚ how

k‚

how

k‚ how

o ‚ kk k k k k k k k k k o k k k ‡

dddd ‚ a k k

47

a

dddd

shall

k‚ k

dddd ‚ a k k

shall

dddd

shall

k‚ k k k we

sing

k j ‡

the Lord's

k‚ k k k

we

sing

sing

o k a k k k‚ kk k dddd k k k k k k k k b 50

a a a

dddd dddd dddd dddd

i land?

i land?

i land?

song,

k‚ j

the Lord's

J

j

k‚ k

strange

j

in

strange

in

k‚ j

the Lord's

k‚ k k k we

song,

k k ‡

song,

a

a

j kkkkk

k‚ k

j

in

strange

a

j

o o k k k k k k‚ k k k k k‚ kk kk k kkk kk kk kkkk kkk k p second time

l

kz k kz k k

n

p second time

J n J

By

kz k k z k k

k

By

Ba

the ri - vers of

p second time

l

n

the ri - vers of

kk j -

by - lon,

kz k kz k k By

the ri - vers of

o ‚ kk kk J kk o ‚ kk k o ‚ kk kk k k k k k k k k k k k dddd k k k k k k k k J k k k k k k k k k k k k o k k k b ‡ a

p second time

dddd k k k j a

n k k k

53

dddd n a

Ba - by - lon,

a

dddd dddd

Where

we

sat

sat

down,

down,

Ba - by - lon,

Where

we

we

Yeah

n k k k

k kk j

Yeah

n k k k

i

k k k Where

we

k k k k

we

k k k k

sat

down,

Yeah

we

j

j wept,

i wept,

k kk j wept,

o o o o k k k k k k k k a k k k‚ k k k k k‚ k k k k k‚ k k k k k‚ kk kk dddd k k k k o k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k b ‡ dddd o k k k k a

57

dddd o k k k k a When we

dddd o a dddd

When we

re - me - mbered

k

re - me - mbered

k k k k When we

k

k

re - me - mbered

k‚ k Zi

k‚ k

-

Zi

-

k‚ k Zi

k‚ j

J

l

on.

J

l

J

l

k‚ j on.

k‚ j -

on.

o ‚ k o ‚ kk kk J k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k d d d d k k k k o ‡k k k k k k k k k k k J kk kk kk b a

k k k k

k k k k

k k k k

k k k k

k k k k

d d d d kpoco ka poco kcresc.j a ‡ ‡

k k ‡

60

d d d d kpoco ka poco kcresc.j a ‡ ‡ a poco cresc. d d d d poco ‚ ‚ k k k j a dddd

k j ‡

ZI

-

ON!

ZI

k k ‡

-

k j ‡

ZI

-

ON!

ZI

k‚ k

-

ON!

k‚ j

ZI

-

ON!

ZI

-

ON!

ek k ‡

ON!

a

dddd i

dddd j a

ZI

dddd i a

ZI

j -

k k -

k k

j

j

Let the

k k

words

ON!

Let the

words

ON!

k k

j

d d d d kk o ‚ kk a k k k k kk m z dddd k k k k k k k k k k mz b ZI

-

ON!

Let the

j j

k j ‡

ZI

-

k j ‡

ZI

-

ON!

k k ‡

ON!

k j ‡

e kk o ‚ kk k k ZI

k o k k ‚ a k k k k dddd k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k b 63

o k k k k‚ k

k k ‡

-

ON!

k

k k k k k k k k

k kk j

k k

of

our

mouths,

And

the

of

our

mouths,

And

the

k kk j k kk j

k k k k

k kk o k‚ kk k kkkk kkkk kkkk kkkk

words

of

our

k kk o k‚ kk k

mouths,

And

the

dddd k k k k k k k j a

67

a a

dddd dddd

me - di - ta - tion of

our

hearts,

kkkk k kk j

me - di - ta - tion of

our

hearts,

kkkk k kk j

dddd k o ‚ k a kk k k me - di - ta - tion of

our

k k Be

k k

-

Be

-

k

ac

ac

Be

ac

k k

cep - ta - ble

of

in

the

eyes,

k kk k kk j

cep - ta - ble

in

the

eyes,

k kk k kk j

k

k kk o k‚ kk k

hearts,

k kk k kk j

-

cep - ta - ble

in

the

o k k ‚ k k k k

the

k k of

the

k k

k kk o k‚ kk k

eyes,

of

the

dddd k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k b 71

a a a

dddd dddd dddd

j Lord.

i Lord.

i

j

k n kz kz

jz

z k n k z k

words

Let

Let

the

the

n kz k k z

jz words

jz

kz k k jz

kz kz kz kz

of

our

mouths,

And

the

of

our

mouths,

And

the

kz k k jz kz k k jz

kz k z

d d d d kk o ‚ kk kk o k‚ kk k o o k k k k ‚ ‚ k k k k k a k k k k k k k k k dddd k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k b Lord.

Let

the

words

of

our

mouths,

And

the

d d d d kz kz kz kz kz k k jz a

75

a a

dddd dddd

me - di - ta - tion of

our

hearts,

kz kz kz k kz k k jz

me - di - ta - tion of

our

hearts,

kz kz kz kz k k jz

dddd k o ‚ k a kk k k me - di - ta

-

tion

of

kz kz kz kz

-

Be

-

Be

kz

ac

ac

kz

k kk o k‚ kk k

our

hearts,

Be

kz kz kz kz k k j

k k

cep - ta - ble

of

in

the

eyes,

kz kz kz kz k k jz

cep - ta - ble

in

the

k k

eyes,

of

kz kz kz k kz k k jz ac - cep - ta - ble

in

the

o k k ‚ k k k k

the

the

k k

k kk o k‚ kk k

eyes,

of

the

dddd k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k b 79

a a a

dddd dddd dddd

j Lord.

i Lord.

i

j

k

z k J k k k k k k kz k k z k k k k k By the ri - vers of

Ba - by - lon,

Where

we

sat

By the ri - vers of

Ba - by - lon,

Where

we

sat

k kz k k z k k J k k k k k k kz k k k J k kk k kk k z k k k z k k k k kz k

d d d d kk o ‚ kk a k k k k kk kz k k z k k J k kk o k‚ kk kk k kk o k‚ kk kk d d d d k k k k k k k k k k k z k kz k k J k k k k o k k k k k k k o k k k b ‡ ‡ Lord.

By the ri - vers of

Ba - by - lon,

Where

we

sat

dddd jz a

2nd time

k k kz k k k

83

a a

dddd

down,

Yeah

jz

dddd

k k kz k k k

down,

Yeah

we

2nd time

jz

dddd

we

2nd time

k k kz k k k

down,

Yeah

we

molto rall.

j

j

wept,

When we re - me - mbered

ok kk k k

molto rall.

i

wept,

molto rall.

j

ok kk k k

j

wept,

o

When we re - me - mbered

k kk k k When we re - me - mbered

o o o o k k k k k k k k k a k k k‚ k k k k k‚ k k k k k‚ k k k k k‚ kk k 2nd time molto rall. dddd k k k k o k k k k k k k o k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k b ‡ ‡ dddd ‚ ‚ a k k k j 1.

87

dddd ‚ ‚ a k k k j Zi

a

dddd dddd

Zi

-

-

on.

on.

k‚ k k‚ j Zi

-

on.

n n n

J k‚ k k‚ j z k k k kz k 2.

By the ri - vers of,

Zi

-

on.

J k‚ k k‚ j z k k k kz k

By the ri - vers of,

Zi

-

Zi

-

i

on.

J k‚ ‚ z k k k k k j kz k

By the ri - vers of,

i

on.

i

o ‚ kk kk k kk k z k k J kk o ‚ kk kk o ‚ kk kk k k k k k k kz k k k k k d d d d k k k k o k k k k k k z k kz k k J k k k k o k k k k k k k o k k k b ‡ ‡ ‡ a

subito f y dddd i a subito f y d dd d a i

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subito f y d dd d a i subito f y d d d d ii a i subito f y dddd i b i