Tom Paine's Bones Lyrics

As I dreamed out one evening By a river of discontent I bumped straight into old Tom Paine As running down the road he went He 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 the Liberty Tree" But I will dance to Tom Paine's bones Dance to Tom Paine's bones Dance in the oldest boots I own To the rhythm of Tom Paine's bones I will dance to Tom Paine's bones Dance to Tom Paine's bones 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 I've been looking down the barrel of a gun They say I preached revolution Let me say in my defence That all I did wherever I went Was to talk a lot of common sense" Old Tom Paine he ran so fast He left me standing still And there I was, a piece of paper in my 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 there in Tom Paine's plan Old Tom Paine, there he lies Nobody laughs and nobody cries Where he's gone or how he fares Nobody knows and nobody cares But I will dance to Tom Paine's bones Dance to Tom Paine's bones Dance in the oldest boots I own To the rhythm of Tom Paine's bones I will dance to Tom Paine's bones Dance to Tom Paine's bones Dance in the oldest boots I own To the rhythm of Tom Paine's bones