Bitter Biting Bittern — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

A bitter biting bittern
Bit a better brother bittern,
And the bitter better bittern
Bit the bitter biter back.
And the bitter bittern, bitten,
By the better bitten bittern,
Said: "I'm a bitter biter bit, alack!"

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What are the words to Bitter Biting Bittern?
The lyrics to Bitter Biting Bittern are: A bitter biting bittern / Bit a better brother bittern, / And the bitter better bittern / Bit the bitter biter back. / And the bitter bittern, bitten, / By the better bitten bittern, ... Read the full 7-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
How many lines does Bitter Biting Bittern have?
"Bitter Biting Bittern" has 7 lines of verse.

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