Rolf says sorry for ‘Abo’ lyric
`Rolf Harris has apologised for using racist language in the song that launched his career, Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport.
The original words that Harris wrote for the 1960 hit included a verse referring to Aboriginal workers as if they were slaves.
The opening lines tell of a dying stockman giving his friends instructions on how they should treat his pet animals, such as “keep me cockatoo cool, Curl” and “take me koala back, Jack” before the fifth verse:
Let me Abos go loose, Lou,
Let me Abos go loose.
They’re of no further use, Lou,
So let me Abos go loose.
Altogether now!‘
