"Feet Up (Pat Him on the Po-Po)" is a popular song. Popular music is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and mostly distributed commercially. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition for the human voice (possibly accompanied by other musical instruments), which features words (lyrics). ...

It was written by Bob Merrill in 1952. Bob (Robert) Merrill (born Henry Lavan May 17, 1921? or ? 1923?- February 17, 1998) was an American composer and lyricist. ... See also: 1951 in music, other events of 1952, 1953 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events Pierre Schaeffer publishes his A la recherche dune musique concrète (The Search for a Concrete Music), an explanation of his experimental approach to composing. ...

The best-known version of the song was recorded by Guy Mitchell in 1952. Guy Mitchell (February 22, 1927-July 1, 1999) was an American pop singer, who was even more successfull in the United Kingdom than his homeland, despite being a international recording star of the 1950s with five #1 singles. ... See also: 1951 in music, other events of 1952, 1953 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events Pierre Schaeffer publishes his A la recherche dune musique concrète (The Search for a Concrete Music), an explanation of his experimental approach to composing. ...

The narrator of the song is a former lowlife who is reforming so he can set a good example for his newborn son, who he loves. The title refers to the tradition of spanking a newborn baby just after birth. Birth is the process in animals by which an offspring is expelled from the body of its mother. ...