The song features prominently in the 1972 cult classic film The Harder They Come , which helped introduce reggae music to a global audience.
The opening lines about sitting by the rivers and weeping for Zion come from this psalm, which describes the Jewish people's yearning during their Babylonian exile. Rivers Of Babylon
💡 The "rivers" mentioned in the title (and the Bible) refer to the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what is now present-day Iraq. The song features prominently in the 1972 cult