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The American Pie album features a version of Psalm 137, entitled " Babylon ".

The song is based on a canon by Philip Hayes and was arranged by McLean and Lee Hays ( of The Weavers ).

Boney M had a number one hit in the UK with a similar song in 1978 under the title Rivers of Babylon, which was not based on this one, although using the same text from Psalm 137.