Rub a dub dub
three men in a tub
who do you think they be?
The butcher
the baker
the candlestick maker turn them out Knaves all three.
he butcher, the baker & the candle stick 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.
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 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.
There were 3 men in the tub - a butcher, a baker and a candlestick maker.
They were a butcher, a baker and a candlestick maker.
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.
A knight, a candle stick maker, a butcher and a blacksmith.
The Candlestick maker
Butcher baker candlestick maker
The Butcher Baker and Nightmare Maker - 2006 was released on: USA: 10 April 2006 (Chicago Horror Film Festival)
There is always a butcher, a baker and sometimes even a Candlestick maker.