2006-09-14 02:44:00 · 15 answers · asked by ixthus 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Rub a dub dub,
Three men in a tub,
And who do you think they be?
The butcher, the baker,
The candlestick maker.
Turn them out, knaves all three!
2006-09-14 02:47:57 · answer #1 · answered by Sam O'Shanter 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The oldest known printed version from the 14th century goes:
Hey! Rub-a-dub-dub! Ho! Rub-a-dub-dub! Three maids in a tub,
And who do you think were there?
The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker,
And all of them gone to the fair!
2006-09-14 02:49:16 · answer #2 · answered by Minxy_uk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rub-a-dub-dub
Three men in a tub,
And how do you think they got there?
The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker,
They all jumped out of a rotten potato,
'Twas enough to make a man stare.
2006-09-14 03:13:36 · answer #3 · answered by Dead 2 Self 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rub-a-dub-dub
Three men in a tub,
And how do you think they got there?
The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker,
They all jumped out of a rotten potato,
'Twas enough to make a man stare.
2006-09-14 02:47:15 · answer #4 · answered by dollbaby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rub a dub dub,
Three men in a tub,
And who do you think they were?
A butcher, a baker, a candlestick maker.
I can't remember the last line, something like ' they all set sail in a rotten potater (potato)
2006-09-14 02:47:36 · answer #5 · answered by emily_jane2379 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker
Went to sea in a hot potato (according to my Mum).
2006-09-14 02:47:53 · answer #6 · answered by Roxy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
are you sure its a poem? from what i know, its what blanche says to mitch in the play a streetcar named desire by tenessee williams.
she goes: rub a dub dub three men in a tub and such a filthy tub
2006-09-14 02:50:01 · answer #7 · answered by carcaterra 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
a butcher, a baker and a candlestick maker ...omg i can't remember ...c'mon all you late 30's and early 40's crowd.. this was in our books as kids!
2006-09-14 02:47:17 · answer #8 · answered by Jana 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the butcher the baker and the candle stick maker
2006-09-14 02:59:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
and who do you think they be?
the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker,
and they all sailed off to sea!
2006-09-14 02:52:51 · answer #10 · answered by girlsm9frmgod 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋