Words And Music is an album recorded by Paul Kelly and originally released in 1998.
[2] Kelly was nominated and won an ARIA Award in the category Best Male Artist for Words and Music in 1998.
[3] The US release included one additional track, "How to Make Gravy", which was released as a separate Extended Play prior to the release of Words and Music in Australia and was nominated as Song of the Year at the 1997 Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) Awards.
The song "Little Kings" begins "I’m so afraid for my country, There’s an ill wind blowing no good, So many lies in the name of history" and includes the lyrics:[4]In the land of the little kingsThere’s a price on everythingAnd everywhere the little kingsAre getting away with murderThe title was used for the feature-length documentary film, Land of the Little Kings,[5] which tells the stories of Indigenous children affected by being forcibly removed from their families,[6] through the stories of Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter, and the song is sung by Roach in the film.
[7] All songs were written by Paul Kelly, except where noted.