Bessie the Heifer explained

Bessie The Heifer
Artist:	Jimmy Dickens
Released:	1951

"Bessie The Heifer" is an American country-western novelty song written by Jimmy Dickens and Boudleaux Bryant.^[1] Performed by Dickens, the song was released by Columbia in 1951 (Columbia 20786).^[2] The song was one of Billboard magazine's Country And Western Disk Jockey Picks shortly after it was released.^[3] The song has been performed by other musicians such as Wayne Newton and Grant Rogers. Newton sang the song on a 1965 episode of The Lucy Show, "Lucy Discovers Wayne Newton."

The song (and a parody of it called "Melvin the Mollusk") was performed many times at The Adventurers Club in Downtown Disney at Walt Disney World.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Songwriters Hall Of Fame: Boudleaux Bryant . 2012-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140309170307/http://songwritershalloffame.org/index.php/songs/detailed/C121/P20/ . 2014-03-09 . dead .
2. Web site: Billboard. 17 March 1951. 100. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 2 May 2021. Google Books.
3. Web site: Billboard. 3 March 1951. 30. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 2 May 2021. Google Books.