Chizhyk-pyzhik

[Yekaterina Jordan]

Dear SEELANGers,

Could anyone please tell me of a reliable and/or academic source that talks
about the origins of “Chizhyk-Pyzhyk”?  I stress the words “reliable” and
“academic,” because although I have been able to find some information on
it, my sources seem to reference each other and sometimes contradict
themselves.

I am particularly interested to find out how well-known this ditty was
before 1954.

Thank you!

--Katya Jordan
University of Virginia
katya.jordan at gmail.com

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