pkorak (January 1, 1970 at 11:59 am)

this song never gets old

sheffieldsocialist (January 1, 1970 at 11:59 am)

Skippy!

sandprof (January 1, 1970 at 11:59 am)

dear forestgal97 and calikola - was the other dringing singer Mr et Chandon btw?

sandprof (January 1, 1970 at 11:59 am)

yes the poor old eucalypts - being classified next to the abs :-)

Swanbow (January 1, 1970 at 11:59 am)

Despite how bad that sounds I couldnt help but laugh.

Calikola (January 1, 1970 at 11:59 am)

I live in Philadelphia in America, and I heard two Australian guys singing this song while they drank. Nice to know where this song came from.

forestgal97 (January 1, 1970 at 11:59 am)

i remeber in year 2 i had a NEW ZELAND TEACHER CALLED Mr Moet who was a funny and he left and all of the school sang this song

sandprof (January 1, 1970 at 11:59 am)

the abs hated working - it was not in their nature so the "colonial" thing of "offering the locals the opportunity employments without the complication of salary" did not appeal so they would rather be shot than work - so a lot were "let loose"

sandprof (January 1, 1970 at 11:59 am)

The abs were only included on the Oz Govt census as humans in (circa)1967. before this - they were listed as flora and fauna

PetalShower (January 1, 1970 at 11:59 am)

In addition, because the rest of the song refers to animals in captivity, some listeners might infer a comparison of Indigenous Australians to animals or their characterization as subhuman. The offending verse did not feature in later versions of the song. In 2006 Harris expressed his regret about the original lyrics[4