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As I dreamed out one evening by a river of discontent ,
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I Bumped straight in to old Tom Paine as running down the road he went.
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He said, "I can't stop right now child, King George is after me,
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He'd have a rope around my throat and hang me from a liberty tree."
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I will dance to Tom Paine's bones, dance to Tom Paine's bones,
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Dance in the oldest boots I own to the rhythm of Tom Paine's bones.
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I will dance to Tom Paine's bones, dance to Tom paine's bones,
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Dance in the oldest boots I own to the rhythm of Tom Paine's bones.
[Verse]
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Well,I only talked about freedom And justice for everyone,
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but since the very first word I spoke, I've been looking down the barrel of a gun.
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And they say I preached revolution, Let me say in my defence,
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that all I did wherever I went was to talk a lot of Common Sense!
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I will dance to Tom Paine's bones, dance to Tom Paine's bones,
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Dance in the oldest boots I own to the rhythm of Tom Paine's bones.
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I will dance to Tom Paine's bones, dance to Tom paine's bones,
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Dance in the oldest boots I own to the rhythm of Tom Paine's bones.
[Verse]
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well, old Tom Paine, he ran so fast he left me standing still,
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And there I was, a piece of paper in my hand, standing at the top of the hill.
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And it said, "This is the Age of Reason, these are the Rights of Man,
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Kick off religion and monarchy", it was written in Tom Paine's plan.
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I will dance to Tom Paine's bones, dance to Tom Paine's bones,
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Dance in the oldest boots I own to the rhythm of Tom Paine's bones.
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I will dance to Tom Paine's bones, dance to Tom paine's bones,
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Dance in the oldest boots I own to the rhythm of Tom Paine's bones.
[Bridge]
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Old Tom Paine, there he lies, nobody laughs and nobody cries,
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Where he's gone or how he fares, nobody knows, and nobody cares...but,
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I will dance to Tom Paine's bones, dance to Tom Paine's bones,
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Dance in the oldest boots I own to the rhythm of Tom Paine's bones.
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I will dance to Tom Paine's bones, dance to Tom paine's bones,
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Dance in the oldest boots I own to the rhythm of Tom Paine's bones.
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I will dance to Tom Paine's bones, dance to Tom Paine's bones,
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Dance in the oldest boots I own to the rhythm of Tom Paine's bones.
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I will dance to Tom Paine's bones, dance to Tom paine's bones,
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Dance in the oldest boots I own to the rhythm of Tom Paine's bones.
