What is the meaning of Rub A Dub Dub?

Answer 1

Rub a dub dub

three men in a tub

and who do you think they'll be

the butcher, the baker the candlestick maker

and they all went out to sea to sea

they all went out to sea.

Yes that's another good version. Different to the one in my book though.

Answer 2

"Rub a dub dub" is a phrase used to introduce a rhyme or song, similar to saying "once upon a time." It is commonly associated with the nursery rhyme "Rub-a-dub-dub," which begins with the line "Rub a dub dub, three men in a tub."

Answer 3

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. Apparently an earlier version went: 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. Possibly they were three tradesman watching a dubious stage show at a fair, when they should have been working. The idea that they were floating in a tub probably came later, just to give the rhymme some sense which it didn't have.

Answer 4

i think it has to do with making moonshine in a tub