Lucy Locket

Lucy Locket

Lucy Locket is an English nursery rhyme.

:Lucy Locket lost her pocket,:Kitty Fisher found it;:Not a penny was there in it,:Only ribbon 'round it.

The tune for "Lucy Locket" was later used as the basis for Yankee Doodle, a song which originated in Norwalk, Connecticut.

Explanation

Lucy Locket was a barmaid at the "Cock", in Fleet Street, London, sometime in the 1700s. Lucy discarded one of her lovers (her 'pocket') when she had run through all his money. Kitty Fisher, a noted courtesan, took up with him, even though he had no money. It also taunts Lucy Locket because a "pocket" was what prostitutes kept their money in and would tie to their thigh with a ribbon.

Versions in other languages

Bengali lyrics

The song "Laal jhuti kakatua" (Bangla: লাল ঝুটি কাকাতুয়া), set to the Yankee Doodle/Lucy Locket melody, is a favorite among the Bengali people. It goes:

The Bengali Version of Lucy Locket was composed for the Film "Badshah" in the year 1964.The song was sang By Ranu Mukherjee, daughter of famous Bengali singer Hemanta Mukherjee.

External references

* [http://nurseryrhymes.allinfoabout.com/Lucy_locket.php All Info About Nursery Rhymes] entry for Lucy Locket.
* [http://www.ourcivilisation.com/smartboard/shop/taylorgr/sxnhst/chap9.htm Sense And Sensuality] . Chapter 9 of Sex In History by Gordon Rattray Taylor.


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