[Verse 1]
As I roved 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 talk now son, King George is after me
And he'll have a rope around my throat and hang me on the liberty tree

[Chorus]
But I'll 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
Dance to Tom Paine's bones, dance to Tom Paine's bones
Dance in the oldеst boots I own to the rhythm of Tom Paine's bones

[Verse 2]
I only talkеd about freedom and justice for everyone
But ever 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 talk a lot of common sense

[Chorus]
And I'll 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
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

[Verse 3]
Old Tom Paine he ran so fast, he left me standing still
And there I was, a piece of paper in my hands, standing at the top of the hill
It said 'This is the age of reason, these are the rights of Man'
No religion, no monarchy, it was all in Tom Paine's plans
[Chorus]
And I'll 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
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

[Bridge]
Old Tom Paine, where does he lie?
No-one laughs and no one cries
Where he's gone and how he fares
No one knows and no one cares

[Chorus]
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
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

[Outro]

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