By Ellen Manly
I.
Little Lucy Locket
She has n’t any pocket—
No place to carry anything at all;
While Lucy’s brother Benny
He has so very many,
In which to put his marbles, top, or ball,
That when he ’s in a hurry
T is sometimes quite a worry
To find the one he wants among them all.
She has n’t any pocket—
No place to carry anything at all;
While Lucy’s brother Benny
He has so very many,
In which to put his marbles, top, or ball,
That when he ’s in a hurry
T is sometimes quite a worry
To find the one he wants among them all.
II.
Now why should Lucy Locket
Not have a little pocket—
A handy little pocket in her dress?
And why should brother Benny,
Who does n’t need so many,
Be favored with a dozen, more or less?
The reason, if you know it,
Be kind enough to show it,
For really ‘t is a puzzle, I confess!!
Not have a little pocket—
A handy little pocket in her dress?
And why should brother Benny,
Who does n’t need so many,
Be favored with a dozen, more or less?
The reason, if you know it,
Be kind enough to show it,
For really ‘t is a puzzle, I confess!!
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