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.
won't you help to sing,
these songs of freedom,
cuz all I ever had,
Redemption song.
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
none but ourselves can free our minds,
have no fear for atomic energy
cuz 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.
Won't you help to sing
these songs of freedom,
cuz all I ever had
Redemption song. Redemption song. x2