The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

BUTTER MAKING CHARM

COME, BUTTER, COME
COME, BUTTER, COME
PETER STANDS AT THE GATE
WAITING FOR A BUTTERED CAKE,
COME, BUTTER, COME
IF WHILE CHURNING THE BUTTER, IT DOES NOT
COME, THIS VERSE SHOULD BE SAID THREE TIMES.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Date learned: 00-00-1968