The Spanish children's song "Pin Pon" (which the informant here spells "Pim Pom") was composed by Mexican radio personality Cri-Cri and popularized in the 1960s by Chilean TV host Jorge Guerra, who created the character of a cardboard doll named Pin Pon for his children's show.
The song has since undergone lyrical variations throughout Latin American folk and is often included in collections of children's songs.
Pim Pom es un muñeco
muy guapo y de cartón
Se lava la carita
con agua y con jabón
Se desenreda el pelo
con peine de marfil
Y aunque se da tirones
No llore ni hace así
Cuando de dan la sopa
no mancha el delantal
Pim Pom, dame la mano
que quiero ser tu amigo
Pim Pom, Pim Pom, Pim Pom
Pim Pom is a doll
so handsome in cardboard
He washes his little face
with soap and water
He untangles his hair
with an ivory comb
And even though it tugs him
He doesn't cry or make a fuss
When they serve him soup
he doesn't stain his apron
Pim Pom, give me your hand
because I want to be your friend
Pim Pom, Pim Pom, Pim Pom
