Lucy Locket (Nursery Rhyme)

Summary


Lucy Locket is a short nursery rhyme that follows Lucy, who loses her pocket, only for Kitty Fisher to discover it — but there's a twist. The little purse holds no pennies, just a ribbon tied around it. With its cheerful rhythm and playful surprise, this quick verse captures the light-hearted sting of finding something that turns out to be worth far less than hoped.


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


Credits

Ririro publishes short poems, nursery rhymes, and stories for young readers, making classic verses freely accessible online. Lucy Locket is one of the oldest English nursery rhymes, with roots possibly stretching back to 18th-century London, where both "Lucy Locket" and "Kitty Fisher" may have been names associated with real figures of the era.