Joe [bad word] & The Mescaleros
"Redemption Song"

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 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 

So won't you help to sing, these songs of freedom 
Cause all I ever had, redemption songs 
Redemption songs, redemption songs 

Old pirates yes they rob I 
Sold I to the merchant ships 
Minutes after they took I 
From the bottomless pit 
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 

So won't you help to sing, these songs of freedom 
Cause all I ever had, these songs of freedom 
Cause all I ever had, redemption songs 
These songs of freedom, these songs of freedom