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 '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 $yourselves$ 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 fulfil de book.
Won't you $help$ to sing
These songs of freedom? -
'Cause all I ever have:
Redemption songs;
Redemption songs;
Redemption songs.
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
None but ourselves can $free$ our mind.
Wo! Have no fear for atomic energy,
'Cause $none$ of them-a can-a stop-a 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 fulfil de $book$.
Won't you help
to sing
These songs of freedom?
'Cause all I ever have:
Redemption songs;
Redemption songs;
Redemption songs.