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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two canonical | 1 |
| You’ve Got to Pick a Pocket or Two | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11172675 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two Context triple: [Oliver!, hasSong, You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two]
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A.
Pocket of a Clown
"Pocket of a Clown" is a country song by Dwight Yoakam, known for its blend of traditional honky-tonk style with introspective, emotionally charged lyrics.
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B.
Waiting for Lefty
"Waiting for Lefty" is a landmark 1935 one-act play by Clifford Odets that dramatizes a taxi drivers' labor strike and became a defining work of American leftist theatre.
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C.
Hand in My Pocket
"Hand in My Pocket" is a 1995 alternative rock song by Alanis Morissette, known for its introspective lyrics and catchy chorus from her breakthrough album "Jagged Little Pill."
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D.
One for the Money
One for the Money is a 2012 crime-comedy film adaptation of Janet Evanovich’s novel, following amateur bounty hunter Stephanie Plum as she tracks down a former flame who is now a wanted cop.
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E.
I Got the Will
"I Got the Will" is a blues song best known for Etta James’s powerful rendition, showcasing her soulful vocals and emotional intensity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two Target entity description: "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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A.
Pocket of a Clown
"Pocket of a Clown" is a country song by Dwight Yoakam, known for its blend of traditional honky-tonk style with introspective, emotionally charged lyrics.
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B.
Waiting for Lefty
"Waiting for Lefty" is a landmark 1935 one-act play by Clifford Odets that dramatizes a taxi drivers' labor strike and became a defining work of American leftist theatre.
-
C.
Hand in My Pocket
"Hand in My Pocket" is a 1995 alternative rock song by Alanis Morissette, known for its introspective lyrics and catchy chorus from her breakthrough album "Jagged Little Pill."
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D.
One for the Money
One for the Money is a 2012 crime-comedy film adaptation of Janet Evanovich’s novel, following amateur bounty hunter Stephanie Plum as she tracks down a former flame who is now a wanted cop.
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E.
I Got the Will
"I Got the Will" is a blues song best known for Etta James’s powerful rendition, showcasing her soulful vocals and emotional intensity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| 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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two Description of subject: "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.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.