Once upon a time
In a nursery rhyme
Three little men got lost
Like you and me
They couldn't agree
And upon the wave they tossed
I'll sing their tune
Cause I got marooned
With the love I can't forget
Now the three little men
Just took me in
On an ocean of regret
With a rub-a-dub-dub
Three men in the tub
Lost on the ocean blue
I roll like a hub
Sing rub-a-dub-dub
For you broke my heart in two
Well I can't reach shore
And my heart is sore
And I'm drifting far away
From the love I had
And I'm feeling mighty bad
And I can't go on this way
Won't you throw out the line
And say you're mine
And take me back again
Cause my rudder's broke
And it ain't no joke
Won't you reach and pull me in
With a rub-a-dub-dub
Three men in the tub
Lost on the ocean blue
I roll like a hub
Sing rub-a-dub-dub
For you broke my heart in two
Well I knew right away
There'd never come a day
When I'd reach the land again
The one I adore
On the distant shore
Is now at rainbow's end
To the three little guys
I turn my eyes
Won't you tell your names to me
Now one said fate
One said hate
And the other said jealousy
With a rub-a-dub-dub
Three men in the tub
Lost on the ocean blue
I roll like a hub
Sing rub-a-dub-dub
For you broke my heart in two