Fuzzy-wuzzy Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBCDBDBEEFF BGBGHIHIJJII EBEBKILIIIII MJMJDIDIDDII| Soudan Expeditionary Force | A |
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| We've fought with many men acrost the seas | B |
| An' some of 'em was brave an' some was not | C |
| The Paythan an' the Zulu an' Burmese | B |
| But the Fuzzy was the finest o' the lot | C |
| We never got a ha'porth's change of 'im | D |
| 'E squatted in the scrub an' 'ocked our 'orses | B |
| 'E cut our sentries up at Sua kim | D |
| An' 'e played the cat an' banjo with our forces | B |
| So 'ere's to you Fuzzy Wuzzy at your 'ome in the Soudan | E |
| You're a pore benighted 'eathen but a first class fightin' man | E |
| We gives you your certificate an' if you want it signed | F |
| We'll come an' 'ave a romp with you whenever you're inclined | F |
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| We took our chanst among the Khyber 'ills | B |
| The Boers knocked us silly at a mile | G |
| The Burman give us Irriwaddy chills | B |
| An' a Zulu impi dished us up in style | G |
| But all we ever got from such as they | H |
| Was pop to what the Fuzzy made us swaller | I |
| We 'eld our bloomin' own the papers say | H |
| But man for man the Fuzzy knocked us 'oller | I |
| Then 'ere's to you Fuzzy Wuzzy an' the missis and the kid | J |
| Our orders was to break you an' of course we went an' did | J |
| We sloshed you with Martinis an' it wasn't 'ardly fair | I |
| But for all the odds agin' you Fuzzy Wuz you broke the square | I |
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| 'E 'asn't got no papers of 'is own | E |
| 'E 'asn't got no medals nor rewards | B |
| So we must certify the skill 'e's shown | E |
| In usin' of 'is long two 'anded swords | B |
| When 'e's 'oppin' in an' out among the bush | K |
| With 'is coffin 'eaded shield an' shovel spear | I |
| An 'appy day with Fuzzy on the rush | L |
| Will last an 'ealthy Tommy for a year | I |
| So 'ere's to you Fuzzy Wuzzy an' your friends which are no more | I |
| If we 'adn't lost some messmates we would 'elp you to deplore | I |
| But give an' take's the gospel an' we'll call the bargain fair | I |
| For if you 'ave lost more than us you crumpled up the square | I |
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| 'E rushes at the smoke when we let drive | M |
| An' before we know 'e's 'ackin' at our 'ead | J |
| 'E's all 'ot sand an' ginger when alive | M |
| An' 'e's generally shammin' when 'e's dead | J |
| 'E's a daisy 'e's a ducky 'e's a lamb | D |
| 'E's a injia rubber idiot on the spree | I |
| 'E's the on'y thing that doesn't give a damn | D |
| For a Regiment o' British Infantree | I |
| So 'ere's to you Fuzzy Wuzzy at your 'ome in the Soudan | D |
| You're a pore benighted 'eathen but a first class fightin' man | D |
| An' 'ere's to you Fuzzy Wuzzy with your 'ayrick 'ead of 'air | I |
| You big black boundin' beggar for you broke a British square | I |
Rudyard Kipling
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