London librarian Chris Roberts fills Debbie Elliott in on the three men in the tub as a series on the real meaning of nursery rhymes continues.... Reason Behind the Rhyme: Rub-a-Dub-Dub DEBBIE ELLIOTT ...

The nursery rhyme, which was first published in the late 1700s in the second volume of Hook’s Christmas Box under the name “Dub a dub dub,” has, over time, become a common refrain during bath time for ...

Rub-A-Dub-Dub was a British nursery rhyme TV series animated by Peter Lang and Alan Rogers of the Cut-Out Animation Co. They were previously famous for Pigeon Street. The series was produced by David ...

It's a lucky babe who is sung to sleep with a nursery rhyme, soothing and rhythmic, just like a mother's heartbeat. And the rhymes date back centuries. Still, "for all their popularity, most of us don ...

This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Debbie Elliott. "Rub-a-Dub-Dub, Three Men In a Tub" is on the docket today. In other words, it's time for another Reason Behind the Rhyme. ELLIOTT: ...