Rub-a-dub-dub Lyrics - Hank Thompson

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 broke my heart in two 

Well, my heart is sore and I can't reach shore 

And I'm driftin' far away 

From the love I had and 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, three men in the tub 

Lost on the ocean blue 

I roll like a hub, sing, rub-a-dub-dub 

'Cause you broke my heart in two 

Well, I knew right away there'd never come a day 

When I'd reach 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, three men in the tub 

Lost on the ocean blue 

I roll like a hub, sing, rub-a-dub-dub 

'Cause you broke my heart in two