1. Ever seen a blind man cross the road
trying to reach the other side
ever seen a young girl groving old
trying to make herself abride?
R: So what becomes of you my love,
when they have finallystripped you of
thehandbags and gladrags
that yourpoor old grandad had to sweat tobuy
2. Once i was a young man
and all i thought I had to do was a smile,
You are still a young girl,
and you bought everything in style.
but once you think you re in, you re out,
`cause that don`t mean a single think without
the handbags and gladrags
that your poor old grandad had to sweat to buy
3. Sing a song of six pence for your sake,
and take a bottle full of rye
four and twenty blackbirds in a cake,
and bake them all in a pie
they told me you missed school today
so what i suggest you just throw them all away
the handbags and gladrags
that your poor old grandad had to sweat to buy
