Old p irates, yes, they rob I;
So ld I to the m erchant ships,
M inutes after they took I
F rom the b ottomles s pit.
But my h and was made strong
B y the hand of the Almighty.
We fo rward in this generation
T riumphantly.
Won't you help to si ng
T hese songs of f reedom?
'Cause a ll I e ver have:
R ed empti on songs,
R ed empti on songs.
Emancip ate yourselves from mental slavery;
None but ours elves can f ree our minds.
Have no f ear for atomic energy,
'Cause none of t hem can s top the time.
How lo ng shall they kill our prophets,
While we st and asi de and look? Ooh!
Some s ay it's just a part of it:
We've go t to fulf ill the Bo ok.
Won't you help to si ng
T hese so ngs of f reedom?
'Cause a ll I e ver have:
R ed empti on songs,
R ed empti on songs,
R ed empti on songs.
Emancip ate yourselves from mental slavery;
None but o urselves can f ree our mind.
Wo! Have n o fear for atomic energy,
'Cause none of t hem-a can-a st op-a the time.
How lo ng shall they kill our prophets,
While we st and asi de and look?
Yes, s ome say it's just a part of it:
We've go t to fulf ill the bo ok.
Won't you have to sing
T hese songs of freedom? -
'Cause a ll I e ver had:
R ed empti on songs -
Al l I e ver had:
R ed emption songs:
T hese songs of f reedom,
So ngs of fre edom.
