Betty Botter — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

Betty Botter bought some butter,
"But," she said, "the butter's bitter;
If I put it in my batter,
It will make my batter bitter;
But a bit of better butter,
That would make my batter better."
So she bought a bit of butter,
Better than her bitter butter,
And she put it in her batter,
And the batter was not bitter;
So 'twas better Betty Botter
Bought a bit of better butter.

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What are the words to Betty Botter?
The lyrics to Betty Botter are: Betty Botter bought some butter, / "But," she said, "the butter's bitter; / If I put it in my batter, / It will make my batter bitter; / But a bit of better butter, / That would make my batter better." ... Read the full 12-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
How many lines does Betty Botter have?
"Betty Botter" has 12 lines of verse.

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