Old Pirates, yes they rob I. |
Sold I to the merchant ships |
minutes after they took I from the bottomless pit. |
But my hand was made strong |
By the hand of the Almighty. |
We forward in this generation triumphantly. |
Chorus: |
Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom? |
'Cause all I ever had, redemption songs, |
redemption songs. |
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, |
None but ourselves 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? Ohhh |
Yes, some say it's just a part of it. |
We've got to fulfill the book. |
Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom? |
'Cause all I ever had, redemption songs, |
redemption songs redemption songs |
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, |
None but ourselves can free our minds ohhh |
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? |
Yes, some say it's just a part of it. |
We've got to fulfill the book. |
Bridge: |
x2 |
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 |