Gulzar used to write a book of funny poems for his daughter every year when she was growing up. He took the lyrics for this song from one of those books.
The opening lines in this song were sung by musician Uttam Singh's daughter Gurpreet Kaur, who was 4 years old at that time. She later sang for Hindi films as Preeti Uttam.
One of the child singers in this song, Gauri Bapat, is the daughter of Ulhas Bapat, a santoor player who was a steady member of R.D. Burman's team.
The song was re-created for the animation film "Hanuman Da Damdaar" (2017).[1]