"Poppa Piccolino" was a song recorded by Diana Decker which reached number 2 on the UK singles chart in December 1953.
It was later also recorded by Petula Clark, Mantovani and David Whitfield (with the first verse of "Funiculì, Funiculà").
[1] [2] The original 1952 Italian lyrics had the title "Papaveri e papere" (translating to "Poppies and Ducks") and were written by Mario Panzeri and Giuseppe Rastelli with music by Vittorio Mascheroni.
It went on to be a worldwide hit, has been translated into forty languages, and inspired the title of a movie with Walter Chiari.
The lyrics lose the original meaning, changing the piece into a song about a wandering musician.