Oh 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 hands of the Almighty We fought in this generation Triumphantly Won't you help to sing These songs of freedom? 'Cause all I ever had Redemption songs Redemption songs Emancipate yourself 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 beside and look? 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 yourself 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 beside and look? 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 'Cause all I ever had Redemption songs This songs of freedom Songs of freedom