What does "pego un brinco" mean?

Question

This phrase comes from a children's song and I just can't figure it out. Thus far I've come up with "Skip to a beat".

Please advise.

Answer 1

Pegar un brinco ' To give a start, to jump.

Answer 2

It means to give a really fast jump starting beat to something!

Answer 3

Pegar un brinco is skip to my lou.