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 "FUZZY-WUZZY"

SOUDAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

fought with many men acrost the seas,

An' some of 'em was brave an' some was not

The Paythan an' the Zulu an' Burmese;

But the Fuzzy was the finest o' the lot.

We never got a ha'porth's change of 'im:

'E squatted in the scrub an' 'ocked our 'orses.

'E cut our sentries up at Suakim,

An' 'e played the cat an' banjo with our forces

So 'ere's to you, Fuzzy-Wuzzy, at your 'ome in the Soudan;

You're a pore benighted 'eathen but a first-class fightin' man;

We gives you your certificate, an' if you want it signed

We'll come an' 'ave a romp with you whenever you're inclined.

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