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Fuzzy Wuzzy
The Beja people were one of two broad multi-tribal groupings supporting the Mahdi, and were divided into three tribes. One of these, the Hadendoa, was nomadic along Sudan's Red Sea coast and provided a large number of cavalry and mounted infantry(called jehadiya). They carried breech-loaded rifles, and many of them had acquired military experience in the Egyptian army. The name **Fuzzy Wuzzy** may be purely English in origin, or it may incorporate some sort of Arabic pun (possibly based on ghazi, "warrior"). It alludes to their butter-matted hair which gave them a "frizzy" look. This represents a rather weak attempt at humor on the part of British imperial troops, which had learned to respect the Hadendoa on the battlefield.
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear
BEAR WAS FUZZY WUZZY
But Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair
So he wasn't fuzzy, was he
(Optional fourth line:)
Was he bare?
The name **Fuzzy Wuzzy** may be purely English in origin, or it may incorporate some sort of Arabic pun (possibly based on ghazi, "warrior"). It alludes to their butter-matted hair which gave them a "frizzy" look. This represents a rather weak attempt at humor on the part of British imperial troops, which had learned to respect the Hadendoa on the battlefield.
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear
BEAR WAS FUZZY WUZZY
But Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair
So he wasn''t fuzzy, was he
(Optional fourth line:)
Was he bare?
The name Fuzzy Wuzzy may be purely English in origin, or it may incorporate some sort of Arabic pun (possibly based on ghazi, "warrior").
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