"Bertha Lou" is a rockabilly song, first recorded in 1957 by Johnny Faire.
[1] It was written by Johnny Burnette and John Marascalco.
It was also recorded by Dorsey Burnette and Clint Miller; Miller's version reached #79 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1958.
Reworkings of the song such as "Twinkie Lee", "Snacky Poo", and Bob Dylan's "Rita May" followed.
This 1950s song-related article is a stub.