In England nowadays, we have a thing called an "Anti -Social Behaviour Order" , or ASBO, which is a punitive measure imposed upon those deemed to have crossed the line between civilised and outrageous conduct. Whilst a relatively new concept in the UK, the ASBO is actually quite an antiquated disciplinary discouragement, and was widely used in the early Antipodean Colonial settlements as a means of controlling the (largely criminal) populace. As a token of respect for the dead and dying, the stigma of these Behaviour Orders could be lifted at ,or just before, the moment of death ( where practicable, of course), and ,indeed, this is the case with respect to the much-misunderstood lyrics in the song in question.Here we have the Dying Stockman (or Rancher), a known and habitual miscreant,concerned principally for the welfare of his unmanageable marsupial,nevertheless anxious to preserve a modicum of dignity by imploring the attendant Aboriginal assistant law-officer, known ,inevitably,due to his sexual and amorous proclivities ,as "Loose Bruce", to release him from the Earthly obligations of his most recent non-custodial sentence, with the (now immortal )words " Let me ASBOs go."    QED.