It is thought that the nursery rhyme 'Lucy Locket' dates back to the early 18th century when ladies wore a pouch around their waist (known as a pocket). The rhyme was first recorded by James Orchard Halliwell in 1842
But who Lucy Locket and Kitty Fisher were remains a mystery but there was a Lucy Locket in John Gay's 1728 Beggar's Opera
'Lucy Locket' lyrics
Lucy Locket lost her pocket, Kitty Fisher found it; Not a penny was there in it, Only ribbon round it.
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