Rub-a-dub-dub
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.
The three men in the tub were the butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker.
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.
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
There are three men in a tub in the nursery rhyme "Rub-a-Dub-Dub."
There is always a butcher, a baker and sometimes even a Candlestick maker.
WordGirl - 2007 The Handsome Panther The Butcher the Baker and the Candlestick Maker 1-22 was released on: USA: 13 October 2008
he butcher, the baker & the candle stick maker
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 phrase "3 men in a tub" is from the nursery rhyme "Rub-a-dub-dub." It's about three men in a tub who go out to sea and encounter various mishaps. The origins and meaning of the rhyme are unclear, but it's a popular children's song.