http://www.wordnik.com/lists/tunie-tom-paine-s-bones.xml Written by Graham Moore; performed by a number of people (but notably Dick Gaughan). <br /> <br />As I <a href="/words/dreamed">dreamed</a> out one evening <br />By a river of <a href="/words/discontent">discontent</a> <br />I bumped straight into old Tom Paine <br />As running down the road he went <br />He said, "I can't stop right now, child, <br /><a href="/words/King George">King George</a> is after me <br />He'd have a rope around my throat <br />And hang me on the <a href="/words/Liberty Tree">Liberty Tree</a>" <br /> <br />But I will <a href="/words/dance">dance</a> to Tom Paine's <a href="/words/bones">bones</a> <br />Dance to Tom Paine's bones <br />Dance in the oldest boots I own <br />To the <a href="/words/rhythm">rhythm</a> of Tom Paine's bones <br />I will dance to Tom Paine's bones <br />Dance to Tom Paine's bones <br />Dance in the oldest boots I own <br />To the rhythm of Tom Paine's bones <br /> <br />"I only talked about <a href="/words/freedom">freedom</a> <br />And <a href="/words/justice">justice</a> for everyone <br />But since the very first <a href="/words/word">word</a> I spoke <br />I've been looking down the <a href="/words/barrel">barrel</a> of a <a href="/words/gun">gun</a> <br />They say I <a href="/words/preached">preached</a> <a href="/words/revolution">revolution</a> <br />Let me say in my <a href="/words/defence">defence</a> <br />That all I did wherever I went <br />Was to talk a lot of <a href="/words/common sense">common sense</a>" <br /> <br />Old Tom Paine he ran so fast <br />He left me standing still <br />And there I was, a piece of <a href="/words/paper">paper</a> in my hand <br />Standing at the top of the <a href="/words/hill">hill</a> <br />It said, "This is the <a href="/words/Age Of Reason">Age Of Reason</a> <br />These are The <a href="/words/Rights Of Man">Rights Of Man</a> <br />Kick off <a href="/words/religion">religion</a> and <a href="/words/monarchy">monarchy</a>" <br />It was written there in Tom Paine's <a href="/words/plan">plan</a> <br /> <br />Old Tom Paine, there he lies <br /><a href="/words/Nobody">Nobody</a> <a href="/words/laughs">laughs</a> and nobody <a href="/words/cries">cries</a> <br />Where he's gone or how he <a href="/words/fares">fares</a> <br />Nobody knows and nobody <a href="/words/cares">cares</a> <br /> <br />But I will dance to Tom Paine's bones <br />Dance to Tom Paine's bones <br />Dance in the oldest boots I own <br />To the rhythm of Tom Paine's bones <br />I will dance to Tom Paine's bones <br />Dance to Tom Paine's bones <br />Dance in the oldest boots I own <br />To the rhythm of Tom Paine's bones <br /> http://www.wordnik.com http://www.wordnik.com/words/dreamed Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:10:05 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/dreamed http://www.wordnik.com/words/discontent Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:10:00 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/discontent http://www.wordnik.com/words/king 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