Paul Kelly - From Little Things Big Things Grow Lyrics

Lyrics From Little Things Big Things Grow - Paul Kelly



Gather 'round people, I'll tell you a story
An eight year long story of power and pride
British Lord Vestey and Vincent Lingiari
Were opposite men on opposite sides
Vestey was fat with money and muscle
Beef was his business, broad was his door
Vincent was lean and spoke very little
He had no bank balance, hard dirt was his floor
From little things big things grow
From little things big things grow
Gurindji were working for nothing but rations
Where once they had gathered the wealth of the land
Daily the pressure got tighter and tighter
Gurindji decided they must make a stand
They picked up their swags and started off walking
At Wattie Creek they sat themselves down
Now it don't sound like much, but it sure got tongues talking
Back at the homestead and then in the town
From little things big things grow
From little things big things grow
Vestey man said, "I'll double your wages
18 quid a week you'll have in your hand"
Vincent said, "Uh-huh, we're not talking about wages
We're sitting right here 'til we get our land"
Vestey man roared and Vestey man thundered
"You don't stand the chance of a cinder in snow"
Vince said, "If we fall, others are rising"
From little things big things grow
From little things big things grow
Then Vincent Lingiari boarded an airplane
Landed in Sydney, big city of lights
And daily he went round softly speaking his story
To all kinds of men from all walks of life
And Vincent sat down with big politicians
"This affair", they told him, "It's a matter of state
Let us sort it out while your people are hungry"
Vincent said, "No thanks, we know how to wait"
From little things big things grow
From little things big things grow
Then Vincent Lingiari returned in an airplane
Back to his country once more to sit down
And he told his people, "Let the stars keep on turning
We have friends in the south, in the cities and towns"
Eight years went by, eight long years of waiting
'Til one day a tall stranger appeared in the land
And he came with lawyers and he came with great ceremony
And through Vincent's fingers poured a handful of sand
From little things big things grow
From little things big things grow
Well, that was the story of Vincent Lingiari
But this is the story of something much more
How power and privilege can not move a people
Who know where they stand, and stand in the law
From little things big things grow
From little things big things grow
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Writer(s): Paul Kelly, Kevin Carmody, Ziggy Ramo


Paul Kelly - Paul Kelly's Greatest Hits - Songs from the South, Vols. 1 & 2

1 From St Kilda To Kings Cross
2 Leaps and Bounds
3 Before Too Long
4 Darling It Hurts
5 Look So Fine, Feel So Low
6 Dumb Things
7 To Her Door
8 Bradman
9 Everything's Turning to White
10 Sweet Guy
11 Careless
12 Wintercoat
13 From Little Things Big Things Grow
14 When I First Met Your Ma
15 Pouring Petrol On A Burning Man
16 Love Never Runs on Time
17 Song from the Sixteenth Floor
18 Deeper Water
19 Give In To My Love
20 How to Make Gravy
21 Nothing On My Mind
22 I'll Be Your Lover
23 Love Letter
24 Our Sunshine
25 Gathering Storm
26 Every Fucking City
27 Be Careful What You Pray For
28 Love Is the Law
29 If I Could Start Today Again
30 The Oldest Story in the Book
31 Won't You Come Around?
32 Gunnamatta
33 Your Lovin' Is on My Mind
34 Song Of the Old Rake
35 They Thought I Was Asleep
36 Everybody Loves You Baby
37 God Told Me To
38 You're 39, You're Beautiful And You're Mine
39 Thoughts in the Middle of the Night
40 Shane Warne




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