Lyrics
What did he expect from life, this quiet achiever
What could he look forward to, child born on the river
Just somewhere to sleep and live out of the rain and the weather
Hand to mouth existence, everyday, everyday
Grew to boyhood then a man, this quiet achiever
Looked at all his peoples wrongs and he began to speak up
Kept his pride, his will to survive
Planned to stand up for his rights
In the place where even he could have his say
And Bonner broke the bounds of expectations
Bonner did what no-one thought he could do
If you can't beat them join them was his motto
And that's what he set out to do
Bonner broke the bounds of expectations
Bonner made his peoples voice to be heard
First Aborigine in Parliament House he was
Bonner, Neville Bonner, Bonner the quiet achiever
Kept his pride, his will to survive
Planned to stand up for his rights
In the place where even he could have his say
And Bonner broke the bounds of expectations
Bonner did what no-one thought he could do
If you can't beat them join them was his motto
And that's what he set out to do
Bonner broke the bounds of expectations
Bonner made his peoples voice to be heard
First Aborigine in Parliament House he was
Bonner, Neville Bonner, Bonner the quiet achiever
He was Bonner, Neville Bonner, Bonner the quiet achiever