"Pepe" is a 1960 song written by Hans Wittstatt and Dory Previn for the musical comedy film Pepe, featuring Mario Moreno ("Cantinflas") in the lead role.
The song was originally performed in the movie by Shirley Jones.
[3] Duane Eddy covered the song in 1960 on Jamie Records 1175.
His version charted at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100.
[4] However, it was a much bigger hit in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at Number 2 in January 1961.