Hank Thompson – Rub-A-Dub-Dub, is a classic country song recorded by Hank Thompson in 1953. The song was written by Hank Thompson himself, along with Cliffie Stone, a well-known country singer and songwriter who was also a record producer and television host.
Hank Thompson’s version of “Rub-A-Dub-Dub” features his distinctive honky-tonk sound, with lively fiddle and steel guitar solos that perfectly complement his smooth vocals. The song’s upbeat tempo and catchy chorus make it a perfect dance tune, and it has remained a popular choice at country dance halls and honky-tonks to this day.
“Rub-A-Dub-Dub” has also been covered by other country artists, including George Jones and the Oak Ridge Boys, but Hank Thompson’s original recording remains the definitive version of this classic country tune.
Hank Thompson – Rub-A-Dub-Dub
From the album Copilation The Best Of Hank Thompson. Vol.2
B-side “I’ll Sign My Heart Away”
Released 1953
Genre Country, Honky Tonk
Length 2:24
Label RCA Victor
Songwriter(s) Hank Thompson, Cliffie Stone
COUNTRYPEDIA
Hank Thompson – Rub-A-Dub-Dub Lyrics
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…
GENIUS
