Redemption Song Lyrics - The Wide World Over: A 40 Year Celebration - The Chieftains

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. 

Won't you help to sing 

these songs of freedom 

'Cause all I ever have 

Redemption song 

These songs of freedom 

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 have 

Redemption song 

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery 

None but ourselves can free our mind. 

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 

Songs of freedom 

All I ever had 

Redemption song 

Songs of freedom, songs of freedom. 

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. 

Won't you help to sing 

these songs of freedom 

'Cause all I ever have 

Redemption song, redemption song 

Songs of freedom