Betty Botter

Let me sing to the Lord for His goodness to me! ~Psalm 13:7

Ave Maria! Do you know Betty Botter? She's a creation of Mother Goose and quite a tongue twister. I thought of her this morning when I was feeling a bit sluggish and out of sorts. Marjorie Ainsborough Dexter wrote a Christian version of this nursery rhyme, which I include below. By the time I finished reciting it a few moments ago, I was laughing at myself and quite ready to sing instead of mutter. Here's to a day of better chatter for all of us!

Betty Botter did but mutter,

"But," she said, "the mutter's bitter;

If I'm bitter while I mutter

It will fill my heart with clutter;

But a bit of better chatter,

That would make my heart feel better."

So she sought some words to fit her,

Which were kind instead of bitter;

Soon she sang and didn't mutter,

So kept out that awful clutter;

So 'twas better Betty Botter

Changed from bitter things to better!