From Little Things Big Things Grow-John Butler Trio/Dan Sultan/Missy Higgins

[ti:From Little Things Big Things Grow] [ar:John Butler Trio/Dan Sultan/Missy Higgins] [al:Before Too Long: triple j’s Tribute To Paul Kelly] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]From Little Things Big Things Grow - John Butler Trio/Dan Sultan/Missy Higgins (蜜西·希金斯) [00:20.94]Come gather round people let me tell you a story [00:24.72] [00:25.64]An eight year long story full of power and pride [00:29.43] [00:30.59]British Lord Vestey and Vincent Lingiarri [00:34.49] [00:35.30]Were opposite men on opposite sides [00:38.84] [00:40.00]Vestey was fat full of money and muscle [00:43.88] [00:44.74]Beef was his business broad was his door [00:48.54] [00:49.44]Vincent was lean and spoke very little [00:53.11] [00:54.03]He had no bank balance hard dirt was his floor [00:57.97] [00:59.30]From little things big things grow [01:03.13] [01:04.13]From little things big things grow [01:08.05] [01:18.77]Gurindji were working for nothing but rations [01:22.51] [01:23.55]Where once they had gathered the wealth of the land [01:27.31] [01:28.87]Daily the pressure got tighter and tighter [01:31.97] [01:33.59]Gurindju decided that they must make a stand [01:36.61] [01:37.95]Picked up their swags started off walking [01:41.36] [01:43.28]At Wattie Creek they went they sat themselves down [01:46.00] [01:47.57]Don't sound like much but it sure got tongues talking [01:51.49] [01:52.76]Back at the homestead and then in the town [01:55.23] [01:57.04]From little things big things grow [02:00.99] [02:01.80]From little things big things grow [02:05.63] [02:15.69]While Vestey man said I'll double your wages [02:19.53] [02:20.58]Seven quid a week you'll have in your hand [02:23.57] [02:25.09]Vincent said uh no we're not talking about wages [02:29.14] [02:29.66]We're sitting right here till we get our land [02:33.44] [02:34.71]Vestey man roared and Vestey man thundered [02:38.92]You don't stand the chance of a cinder in snow [02:42.78] [02:43.73]Vince said if we fall others are rising [02:47.73] [02:48.50]From little things big things grow [02:52.44] [02:53.11]From little things big things grow [02:56.92] [02:57.66]From little things big things grow [03:01.58] [03:02.32]From little things big things grow [03:06.11] [03:25.45]Then Vincent Lingiarri he boarded an airplane [03:29.40] [03:30.08]He landed in Sydney big city of lights [03:33.52] [03:34.65]And daily he went round softly speaking his story [03:38.42] [03:39.17]To all types of men from all walks of life [03:42.75] [03:43.77]And Vincent sat down with lots of big politicians [03:47.28] [03:47.80]They said no might this affair is a matter of state [03:52.40]Yeah let us sort it out why your people go hungry [03:56.75] [03:57.70]Vincent said no we know how to wait [04:01.23] [04:02.17]From little things big things grow [04:06.02] [04:06.81]From little things big things grow [04:10.53] [04:11.67]From little things big things grow [04:15.04] [04:15.98]From little things big things grow [04:19.95] [04:57.20]When Vincent Lingiarri returned in an airplane [05:01.27] [05:02.48]Back to his country once more to sit down [05:05.77] [05:07.22]He told my people let the stars keep on turning [05:10.75] [05:11.69]With friends in the south in the cities and towns [05:15.56] [05:16.12]Whoa [05:16.62]Eight years went by eight long years of waiting [05:20.19] [05:21.47]Till one day a tall stranger appeared in the land [05:24.53] [05:25.58]And he came with lawyers and he came with great ceremony [05:28.65] [05:30.03]And through Vincent's fingers poured a handful of sand [05:33.30] [05:34.52]From little things big things grow [05:38.42] [05:39.36]From little things big things grow [05:42.99] [05:43.84]From little things big things grow [05:47.47] [05:48.49]From little things big things grow [05:52.31] [05:53.35]From little things big things grow [05:57.08] [05:57.77]From little things big things grow [06:01.39] [06:02.23]From little things big things grow [06:06.21] [06:06.87]From little things big things grow [06:10.51] [06:11.21]This is the story of Vincent Lingairri [06:14.95] [06:16.02]But this is the story of something much more [06:19.55] [06:20.66]How power and privilege can not move a people [06:24.32] [06:25.05]Who know where they stand and stand in the law [06:29.15] [06:30.04]From little things big things grow [06:33.79] [06:34.55]From little things big things grow [06:38.38] [06:39.29]From little things big things grow [06:43.15] [06:44.06]From little things big things grow [06:47.82] [06:48.56]From little things big things grow [06:52.46] [06:53.19]From little things big things grow [06:57.22] [06:57.89]From little things big things grow [07:01.97] [07:02.72]From little things big things grow