James Orchard Halliwell wrote it in 1842.
It was inspired by the courtesans of Charles II.
One in particular having the name of Lucy Locket.
Lucy Locket was created in 1842.
Lucy Locket lost her pocket.
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Lucy Locket lost her pocket, Kitty Fisher found it. Not a penny was there in it, but a ribbon round it.
Lucy Locket
"Lucy Locket" is a popular nursery rhyme that tells the story of a woman named Lucy who lost her pocket full of money. In music, "Lucy Locket" can refer to a simple melody used for teaching beginner students.
Lucy Wrote Me a Letter was created in 1993.
"Lucy Locket Lost Her Pocket" is a popular English nursery rhyme that dates back to the 18th century. The rhyme is about a girl named Lucy Locket who loses her pocket containing money and keys. There are variations of the rhyme with different endings, but they all revolve around Lucy's misfortune.
Lucy Larcom became a well known writer and teacher who wrote about Lowell Mills.
It's thought that it may refer to two famous courtesans at the time of King Charles II (a courtesan was basically a high-class prostitute whose clients were restricted to royalty, nobility and high-ranking officials).Various women have been identified with Lucy Locket and Kitty Fisher, but there's no actual evidence to back up that they were the women in the song. Lucy Locket was a character who appeared in John Gay's The Beggar's Opera written in 1728, and Kitty Fisher may refer to Catherine Marie Fischer, a courtesan who died in 1767 and was painted by Joshua Reynolds.Lucy's loss of her locket, and Kitty's finding of it only to discover that it's empty, may be a jibe at Lucy having fallen out of favour with a long-term client.
Lucy Maud Montgomery wrote the Anne of Green Gables books.
Lucy Terry