Living

The Butter Betty Bought

by Carolyn Wells 1862–1942

From The Jingle Book

Living

Betty Botta bought some butter;
"But," said she, "this butter's bitter!
If I put it in my batter
It will make my batter bitter.
But a bit o' better butter
Will but make my batter better."
Then she bought a bit o' butter
Better than the bitter butter,
Made her bitter batter better.
So 'twas better Betty Botta
Bought a bit o' better butter.

MLA

Wells, Carolyn. “The Butter Betty Bought.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/36/.

Chicago

Wells, Carolyn. “The Butter Betty Bought.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/36/.

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