“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

  1. Opie-Oxford2 460, "Rub-a-dub-dub" (1 text)
  2. Baring-Gould-MotherGoose #133, p. 106, "(Rub-a-dub-dub)"
  3. Roud #12983
  4. BI, BGMG133

About

Alternate titles: “Rub a Dub Dub”
Author: unknown
Earliest date: before 1797 (cf. Baring-Gould-MotherGoose)
Keywords: worker