“Rub-a-dub-dub”
Description
"Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub." They are the butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker. They may have gone to the fair, or "jumped out of a rotten potato."
References
- Opie-Oxford2 460, "Rub-a-dub-dub" (1 text)
- Baring-Gould-MotherGoose #133, p. 106, "(Rub-a-dub-dub)"
- Roud #12983
- BI, BGMG133