Wyclef Jean - Redemption Song lyrics

Old pirate, yes, them rob I, sold I to the merchant ship Minutes after they took I from the bottomless pit But my hand was made strong by the hand of the almighty We struggle in this generation triumphantly New York City, won't you help me sing These songs of freedom, cause all I've ever had Redemption song, these songs of freedom Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our mind Have no fear for atomic energy for none of them a cannot stop the time How long will you k** our prophet while we stand aside and look, ooh Some say it's just a part of it, we've got to fulfil that book Brooklyn, help me sing These songs of freedom, cause all I've ever had Redemption song, these songs of freedom Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our mind Have no fear for atomic energy for none of them they can't a stop for the time How long will they k** our prophet while we stand aside and look, ooh Some say it's just a part of it, we've got to fulfil that book Won't you help me sing These songs of freedom, cause all I've ever had Redemption song, these songs of freedom A-Ame-rica, God bless America A-Ame-rica, the land of the free and the home of the brave A-Ame-rica, yeah, Amer, Amer, America A-Ame-rica New York City, let me see your hands in the air A-Ame-rica, God bless ya, America, yeah, oh yeah God bless Ame-rica