Old pirates, yes, they rob I, Sold I to the merchant ships Minutes after they took I From the bottomless pit But my 'and was made strong By the 'and of the Almighty We forward in this generation Triumphantly Won't you help to sing These songs of freedom? 'Cause all I ever have Redemption songs Redemption songs Emancipate yourself from mental slavery None but our self can free our minds Have no fear for atomic energy 'Cause 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 de book Won't you help to sing These songs of freedom? 'Cause all I ever have Redemption songs Redemption songs Redemption songs Emancipate yourself from mental slavery None but our self can free our mind Have no fear for atomic energy 'Cause none of them can stop the time How long shall dey kill our prophets While we stand aside and look? Some say it's just a part of it We've got to fulfill de book Won't you help to sing These songs of freedom? 'Cause all I ever had Redemption songs All I ever had Redemption songs These songs of freedom Songs of freedom