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 have:
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? Ooh!
Some say it´s just a part of it;
We´ve got to fulfill the book.

[Chorus:]
Won´t you help to sing these songs of freedom?
´Cause all I ever have:
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?
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.
All I ever had:
Redemption songs.
These songs of freedom
Songs of freedom