Once upon a time in a nursery rhyme Three little men got lost Like you and me they couldn't agree And upon the waves 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'll roll like a hub, sing a-rub-a-dub-dub 'Cause you broke my heart in two Well, I can't reach shore and my heart is sore 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'll roll like a hub, sing a-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 adore on the distant shore Is now at the rainbow's end To the three little guys, I turn my eyes Won't you tell your names to me The 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'll roll like a hub, sing a-rub-a-dub-dub 'Cause you broke my heart in two