17 April 2026

Rise Up - Leroy Johnson

 

Verse 1
They walk on by
They don't look at me
'Cause I'm forgotten people
In my country
I'm on the street
I'm on the land
Invisible
To the average man

Chorus
But rise up, don't sit back
Take the future, get your pride back
Rise up, you will see
It's a sun-burned land, it's not a white country

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Leroy Johnson is a Barkindji/Malyangaapa man with strong connections to the lower Baaka (Darling) communities of far western NSW. He is the first Aboriginal Park Manager of Mutawintji National Park, a place which provides much of the inspiration for his music.