He certainly did earn that reputation.
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
Another song of freedom?
'Cause all I ever have
Redemption song
We sing a song for emancipation
The words fill your soul, your every frame
Out with the day with anticipation
We harmonize on the very same song
Won't you sing along
We still so far, we are, we are
(?)
Redemption song
Won't you help to sing
Another song of freedom?
'Cause all I ever have (all I ever have)
Redemption song
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
(?)
(?)
(?)
(?)
Won't you help to sing
Another song of freedom?
'Cause all I ever have ('cause all I ever have)
Redemption song
Won't you help to sing
Another song of freedom?
'Cause all I ever have
Redemption song
Redemption song
Redemption song
Redemption song
Redemption song
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
Another song of freedom?
'Cause all I ever have
Redemption song
We sing a song for emancipation
The words fill your soul, your every frame
Out with the day with anticipation
We harmonize on the very same song
Won't you sing along
We still so far, we are, we are
(?)
Redemption song
Won't you help to sing
Another song of freedom?
'Cause all I ever have (all I ever have)
Redemption song
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
(?)
(?)
(?)
(?)
Won't you help to sing
Another song of freedom?
'Cause all I ever have ('cause all I ever have)
Redemption song
Won't you help to sing
Another song of freedom?
'Cause all I ever have
Redemption song
Redemption song
Redemption song
Redemption song
Redemption song
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