FUZZY WUZZY ANGELS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 15, 15 October 1943, Page 3

FUZZY WUZZY ANGELS

A SOLDIER'S APPRECIATION

This poem was written in New Guinea during the harrowing Australian trek and, is an Australian soldier's compliment to the natives. Copies Avere printed' and sold and the proceeds, amounting to about £300 were distributed among the natives : Many a mother in Australia, When the busy day is done, Sends a prayer to the Almighty For the keeping of her son ; Asking that) an ange.l' guide him And bring him safely back. Now we see those prayers arc answered On the Owen Stanley track. Though they haven't any halos, Only holes slashed in their ears, And their faces worked by tattocs With scratch-pins in their hair. Bringing back the badly wounded, Just as steady as a horse., Using leaves to keep the rain off And as gentle as a nurse ; Slow and careful in bad places: Ou the awful mountain track— The look upon their faces would Make you think that Christ was black. Not a move to hurt the wounded, As they treat him like a saint ; It's a picture worth recording That an artist's yet to paint. Many a lad will see his mother, And husband see their wives, Just because the fuzzy wuzzies Carried them to save their lives From mortar bombs, machine gun tire, Or chance surprise attack. To safety and the care of doctors At the bottom of the track. May the mothers of Australia, When they offer up a prayer, Mention those impromptu angels With their fuzzy wuzzy hair.