Disgraced Rolf Harris hits back with new song aimed at his accusers
From Agence France-Presse
Harris, 85, a household name for decades in Britain and his native Australia, said his song was driven by "inner rage" about the "injustice of it all".
The television star, artist and songwriter was jailed for five years and nine months in July last year.
He was found guilty of indecently assaulting four victims between 1969 and 1986, including the childhood best friend of his daughter Bindi.
The letter, which appeared in The Mail on Sunday newspaper, was reportedly written in February to a friend who was "so appalled at its contents" that he passed it to the weekly tabloid.
"At last after eight months inside, the inner rage has come to the fore. I've started writing a song about the injustice of it all," the letter said.
"I plan to record this the moment I get out towards the end of 2017," he wrote, envisaging a "country rock sound with a heavy backbeat".
It begins: "Climb up out of the woodwork babe, from 40 years ago,
"The climate's great in Britain now, for making loads of dough,
"You've festered down there long enough, time's right to grab your chance,
"Clap eyes on a rich celebrity and make the bastard dance."
The first chorus begins: "Make him squirm, slimy little woodworm".
One line reads: "Perhaps you believe you're pretty still, some perfumed sultry wench."
Other lines say: "Get your 50-year-old hooks into his dough.
"Come and join the feeding frenzy, girls."
Lawyer Liz Dux, who represented Harris's victims, said they would be "distraught" at the song, which showed he should be denied parole and be "made to serve his full sentence" in prison.
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