Now 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 Well 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 cause you're broke my heart in two [ fiddle ] Well my heart is sore and I can't reach shore and I'm driftin' far away From the love I had I'm feelin' 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... [ steel ] Well I knew right away there'd never come a day when I'd reach the land again The one I 'dore 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...