Rub-A-Dub-Dub 1953

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 17 Aug 2013
2013

Once upon a time
in a nursery rhyme
there were three little men got lost.
Like you and me
they couldn't agree
and upon the waves they tossed.
I'll sing their tune
'cause I got marooned
with a love I can't forget.
Now the three little men
just took me in
on an ocean of regret.

With a Rubadubdub
three men in a tub
lost on the ocean blue.
I'll row like a hub,
sing Rubadubdub
'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 Rubadubdub
three men in a tub
lost on the ocean blue.
I'll row like a hub,
sing Rubadubdub
'cause you broke my heart in two.

Well, I knew right away
there would never come a day
when I'd reach land again.
The one I adore
on the distant shore
is at the rainbow's end.
To the three little guys
I turned my eyes
won't you tell your names to me?
Well, one said "Fate"
and one said "Hate"
and the other said "Jealousy."

With a Rubadubdub
three men in a tub
lost on the ocean blue.
I'll row like a hub,
sing Rubadubdub
'cause you broke my heart in two.

Rubadubdub
three men in a tub
lost on the ocean blue.
I'll row like a hub,
sing Rubadubdub
'cause you broke my heart in two.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Rub-A-Dub-Dub 1953
words & music by Hank Thompson
© MCMLIII by Brazos Valley Music Co.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 17 August 2013 at 15.03
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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