De tin marin de do pingue is the opening of a traditional Spanish-language counting-out rhyme, the counterpart of eeny meeny miny moe, long used by children in Spain and Latin America to choose who goes first or who is it in a game. Passed down orally rather than traced to a single author or work, the full rhyme continues with playful nonsense words. As a short clip, the familiar opening has travelled through Spanish-language memes and videos, where it works as instant shorthand for leaving a choice to chance.