Antedating of "oojah" and "oojahkapivi"

[hw gray]

On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 1:58 PM, W Brewer <brewerwa at gmail.com> wrote:

> In my mind, <Hajji> is associated with <<The Adventures of Hajji Baba>>
> (1954 movie).
>

Compounded with the hit-song derived therefrom: "Hajji Baba," as styled -
does anyone else recall the days when purveyors of "popular song/music"
were commonly styled "(song-)stylists"? - by Nat "King" Cole, among others.
IAC, I hated that song, thereby guaranteeing that I would carry its memory
to the grave.

Any connection with the "Haj" of John Robert Ross?

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