This rhyme exists in many variations. Among those current today is:
Rub-a-dub-dub,
Three men in a tub,
And who do you think they be?
The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker,
And all of them out to sea
The children's Jump Rope rhyme goes: "The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker, Turn around slowly and jump over the rope. Add in more verses to make the game more fun and challenging for the players."
The three men in the tub were the butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker.
WE don"t know there names, but the occupations were, a Butcher, a Baker and a Candlestick Maker. By the way the last name Chandler, as in Ship Chandler originally neant a merchant in candles. so possiblyMessrs, Meatman, Baker, and Chandler. Butcher is such an unhpopular job title it is not commonly used as a surname in English, unlike Baker, Carpenter,Taylor, etc.
Butcher baker candlestick maker
The Candlestick maker
The nursery rhyme is "Rub-a-dub-dub." It tells the story of three men in a tub - the butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker.
There is always a butcher, a baker and sometimes even a Candlestick maker.
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The phrase "the butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker" is from the nursery rhyme "Rub-a-Dub-Dub" but it doesn't specify where they lived. It is often used to represent various tradespeople in a community without a specific location.
The nursery rhyme you are referring to is "Rub-a-dub-dub." It begins with the line, "Rub-a-dub-dub, three men in a tub, And who do you think they be?" The three men mentioned are the butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker.
Il macellaio, il fornaio e il candelaio is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "The butcher, the baker, and the candlestick-maker."Specifically, the masculine singular definite article il is "the." The masculine noun macellaio means "butcher." The masculine noun fornaio means "baker." The masculine noun candelaio translates as "candlestick-maker."The pronunciation will be "eel MA-tchel-LA-yo eel for-NA-yo ey eel KAN-dey-LA-yo" in Italian.
The butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker. Plus such other tasks as:CarpentersBrickmakersMasonsSurveyorsLumbermenCaulkersThatchersRailsplittersWood choppersStone cuttersHunters and Coney CatchersBailiffs and BeadlesScribesFishermenLongshoremenBullwhackersCowherds, Gatwards and DroversPlantersReapersMillersFarmersAckermanWheelwrightsMillwrightsArkwrightsBlacksmithPewtererCoopersTinkersTannersCobblersSeamstressesLaundressesCooks
There are three men in a tub in the nursery rhyme "Rub-a-Dub-Dub."