The lyric “Do you know the muffin man who lives on Drury Lane?” identifies the song’s famous location.
“The Muffin Man” is an English nursery rhyme and singing game. Drury Lane is a real street in London’s West End, and historical muffin sellers once worked in London neighborhoods, selling baked goods door to door.
The song is usually performed as a question-and-answer exchange. Players name someone they know, then repeat the question with another person’s name or role.
Modern versions often treat the muffin man as a fictional character, but the rhyme reflects the real street-vendor culture of 19th-century Britain.