Betsy's Burden
Poor thing was such a worrier
Over every little thing
Tell her any bit of news
Expect the third degree
Endless nights she would spend in prayer
For answers to the problems
The running joke around the town
Avoid being Betsy’s burden
Betsy was the sweetest soul
You would ever want to meet
Always first to help someone
If ever there was a need
Despite poor Betsy’s goodness
Her worry voided reason
She would drive a soul plum crazy
Your problem became her burden
One early Sunday afternoon
Before the choir rehearsed
The people of the church house
Started to get concerned
Betsy never did show up
To lift her voice in song
A member of the choir set out
To find out what was wrong
They found her by her bedside
Still in place to pray
In offering up a prayer to God
He took her home to stay
Only thing that could explain
Her death while still in prayer
That God himself was finally tired
Of hearing her always pray
Some people take upon them
To be a pillar of strength
Betsy was that person
But her burden did defeat
Be careful of the task you chose
So it does not destroy you
Just like the problem
That done one in
Known as Betsy’s burden
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