As I went out one evening
By the river of discontent
I bumped straight into old Tom Paine
As rolling down the road he went
Said "I can't stop right now child
King George is after me
He'd have a rope around my throat
And hang me on a liberty tree
And I will dance to Tom Paine's bone
Dance to Tom Paine's bone
I'll dance in the oldest boots I own
To the rhythm of Tom Paine's bones
Dance to Tom Paine's bone
Dance to Tom Paine's bone
I'll dance in the oldest boots I own
To the rhythm of Tom Paine's bones
I only talked about freedom
And justice for everyone
But since the very first word I spoke
Been looking down the barrel of a gun
They say I preached a revolution
Let me say in my defence
All I did, wherever I went
Was talk a lot of common sense
And I will dance to Tom Paine's bone
Dance to Tom Paine's bone
I'll dance in the oldest boots I own
To the rhythm of Tom Paine's bones
Dance to Tom Paine's bone
Dance to Tom Paine's bone
I'll dance in the oldest boots I own
To the rhythm of Tom Paine's bones
Old Tom Paine, ran so fast
He left me standing still
There I was, piece of paper in hand
Standing at the top of the hill
It said "This is the age of reason
These are the rights of man
Kick off religion and monarchy"
It was written in Tom Paine's plan
And I will dance to Tom Paine's bone
Dance to Tom Paine's bone
I'll dance in the oldest boots I own
To the rhythm of Tom Paine's bones
Dance to Tom Paine's bone
Dance to Tom Paine's bone
I'll dance in the oldest boots I own
To the rhythm of Tom Paine's bones
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Old Tom Paine, there he lies
Nobody loves him, nobody cries
Where he's gone, and how he fairs
Nobody knows, nobody cares
But, I will dance to Tom Paine's bone
Dance to Tom Paine's bone
I'll dance in the oldest boots I own
To the rhythm of Tom Paine's bones
Dance to Tom Paine's bone
Dance to Tom Paine's bone
I'll dance in the oldest boots I own
To the rhythm of Tom Paine's bones
Dance to Tom Paine's bone
Dance to Tom Paine's bone
I'll dance in the oldest boots I own
To the rhythm of Tom Paine's bones
Dance to Tom Paine's bone
Dance to Tom Paine's bone
And I'll dance in the oldest boots I own
To the rhythm of Tom Paine's bones