Old pirates yes they rob I   Sold I to the merchant ships   Minutes after they took I   From the bottom less pit      But my hand was made strong   By the hand of the almighty   We forward in this generation triumphantly      All I ever had, is songs of freedom   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?   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   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