Pat a cake, pat a cake, Bakers man
Bake me a cake as fast as you can,
Pat it and prick it and mark it with B
And put it in the oven for baby and me.
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 were 3 men in the tub - a butcher, a baker and a candlestick maker.
he butcher, the baker & the candle stick maker
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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.
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.
The first written record of the nursery rhyme was published in 1698 in England, but it was sung to children as a clapping game well before it was published. See the link below for more information.
The nursery rhyme with the initials MPHAD is "Mary Had a Little Lamb."
One for Sorrow - nursery rhyme - was created in 1780.
The nursery rhyme with the initials IRIP is "It's Raining, It's Pouring."
The nursery rhyme with the initials "BSWTS" is "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep."
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