Betty Botter's help to roll r's

Question

Betty Botter bought a bit of a 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.

Answer 1

This is a great piece and is called a "tongue-twister". Personally, I wouldn't say that this is any sort of exercise for your "Rs", it is more of a test of your speed at speaking. It is very hard not to "trip over your tongue"!