Old pirates, yes, they rob I
Sold I to the merchant ships
Minutes after they took I
From the bottomless pit
But my hands were made strong
By the hand of the almighty
We forward in this generation
Triumphantly
So won't you help to sing
These songs of freedom
Cos all I ever had
Were redemption songs

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
None but ourselves can free our minds
Have no fear for atomic energy
Cos none of them can stop the time
How long shall they kill our prophets
While we stand aside and look?
Some say it's just a part of it
We've got to fulfill the book

So won't you help to sing
These songs of freedom
Cos all I ever had
Were redemption songs
Cos all I ever had
Were redemption songs

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
None but ourselves can free our minds
Have no fear for atomic energy
Cos none of them can stop the time
How long shall they kill our prophets
While we stand aside and look?
Some say it's just a part of it
We've got to fulfill the book
So won't you help to sing
These songs of freedom
Cos all I ever had
Were redemption songs
Cos all I ever had
Were redemption songs

Redemption songs
Redemption songs
Redemption songs