The three men in the tub were the butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker.
"Three Men in a Tub" is a popular nursery rhyme that dates back to the 1790s. It was first published in a book titled "Gammer Gurton's Garland" in 1810.
There are three men in a tub in the nursery rhyme "Rub-a-Dub-Dub."
three men in a tub
Three Men in a Tub - 1938 was released on: USA: 26 March 1938 Denmark: 17 October 1966
The traditional rhyme "Rub-a-dub-dub" does not specify the occupation of the three men in the bath. It simply mentions that there were three men in a tub.
Glynis - 1963 Three Men in a Tub 1-1 was released on: USA: 25 September 1963
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.
Rub-a-dub-dub, three men in a tub
he butcher, the baker & the candle stick 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.
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.