He said eveything was fine until that fateful day
That's when his life started to change,
The day he went to help and go blow up that mountain range
He been moved to town a year ago or maybee more
Straight out of high school,
The whole he had in store,
Wanted to travel, needed some dough
Eveybody worked the mines why should he say no
But don't ask him why,
He can't explain,
Why now things for him have changed
It's not his land
They're not his songs
He can't work out why he don't belong
(chorus) x2
Part of company
Part of company
Part of company sin
Won't someone please tell the lad when humbug did begin.
Now legend has it,
Or so they say
The bones of an ancient people,
Yeah thats where they lay
And their decendants hold close to heart,
Oh that mountain range Ben was helping to blow apart
And so I said things for ben weren't quite right
Now he's waking up screaming man every single night
Hearing voices in different tounge
The screaming of the old
Yeah the screaming of the young
Don't ask him why,
He can't explain, why
Why now he feels in so much pain
It's not his land
They're not his songs
He can't work out why he don't belong
(chorus) x2
Part of company
Part of company
Part of company sin
Wont someone please tell the lad when humbug did begin.
(guitar)
Now Bens moved on
Job left him a while back
Now he's thanking God that his boss gave him the sack.
But in the mirror, yes he can face
The day he stopped helping go blow up that sacred place
(chorus) x2
Part of company
Part of company
Part of company sin
Now he knows when all that humbug did begin
The John Butler Trio are an Australian roots/rock band led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler, an APRA and ARIA-award-winning musician. They formed in Fremantle in 1998 with Jason McGann on drums, Gavin Shoesmith on bass and John Butler on vocals. By 2009, the trio consisted of Butler with Byron Luiters on bass and Nicky Bomba on drums and percussion, the latter being replaced by Grant Gerathy in 2013. After both Luiters and Gerathy exited the trio in early 2019, bassist OJ Newcomb and drummer Terepai Richmond (also of The Whitlams) joined the band, accompanied by touring musician Elana Stone on keyboards, percussion and backing vocals.
The band's second studio album, Three (2001) reached the top 30 in the Australian album charts and achieved platinum sales. The band's subsequent studio albums: Sunrise Over Sea (2004); Grand National (2007); and April Uprising (2010) all debuted at the number one position on the Australian album charts, with all three albums reaching platinum sales status. Living 2001–2002 (2003), the band's first live album, reached the top ten and also achieved platinum status in Australia. The band's second live album, Live at St. Gallen (2005), also achieved gold record status. The band's releases since 2002 have been marketed independently by Jarrah Records, which Butler co-owns with West Australian folk band the Waifs and manager of both acts, Philip Stevens. Their most recent studio album, Home, was released in 2018.
