この保育園の韻が作成された時期の人々は、通常彼らの仕事で知られていました。マフィンの男性の場合、彼は彼の近所の人々に英語のマフィンを届ける人でした。「ミルクマン」を知っているかどうかを誰かに尋ねることに似ています。
People in the time period when this nursery rhyme was created usually were known for their job. In the case of the muffin man, he was the person who would deliver English muffins to people all around his neighborhood. It would be similar to asking someone if they know the "milk man".