You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two

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"You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two" is a comic musical number in which the character Fagin teaches young pickpockets the tricks of their trade.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical theatre song
show tune
song
associatedCharacter Artful Dodger
linked to: The Artful Dodger

Oliver Twist
basedOn Oliver Twist
basedOnWorkAuthor Charles Dickens
composer Lionel Bart
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
firstPerformanceWork stage musical Oliver!
linked to: Oliver!
genre comic song
musical number
language English
lyricist Lionel Bart
medium film musical
stage performance
musical Oliver!
narrativeRole teaches pickpocketing to boys
notableLine You’ve got to pick a pocket or two, boys
partOf Oliver!
performerCharacter Fagin
setting London
linked to: London, England
settingPeriod 19th century
subject Fagin training young pickpockets
subjectWork training young thieves in the tricks of their trade
theme crime
pickpocketing
tone comic
usedInAdaptation 1968 film Oliver!
linked to: Oliver!
writer Lionel Bart

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Oliver! hasSong You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two
Fagin notableSong You’ve Got to Pick a Pocket or Two
linked to: You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two