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? 
'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. 
Won't you help to sing 
These songs of freedom?  
'Cause all I ever have: 
Redemption songs; 
Redemption songs; 
Redemption songs. 
   Guitar break  
  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 
Dese songs of freedom?  
'Cause all I ever had: 
Redemption songs  
All I ever had: 
Redemption songs: 
These songs of freedom, 
Songs of freedom.