"Bernardine", often misspelled "Bernadine," is a

1957 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th y ...

song that was written by

Johnny Mercer John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallich ...

. (The prolific Mercer generally wrote lyrics for other composers, but for this song he was both composer and lyricist.) The best-known version is by

Pat Boone Patrick Charles Eugene Boone (born June 1, 1934) is an American singer and actor. He was a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He sold more than 45 million records, had 38 Top 40 hits, and appeared in mo ...

, who had a number one hit with it on the ''Billboard'' Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week beginning June 10, 1957. This was mainly due to it being the flip side of Pat Boone's hit recording "

Love Letters in the Sand "Love Letters in the Sand" is a popular song first published in 1931. The music was written by J. Fred Coots and the lyrics by Nick Kenny and Charles Kenny. Ted Black and His Orchestra, with vocalist Tom Brown, had the first major hit recording of ...

". It also reached No. 14 in the Jockeys chart and No. 23 in the Top 100. The song is performed by Boone in the movie of the same name.

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The Johnny Mercer Educational Archives
1957 songs Songs written by Johnny Mercer Pat Boone songs {{1950s-song-stub