Ever seen a blind man cross the road Tryin' to reach the other side? Ever seen a young girl growing old Tryin' to make herself a bride? So what becomes of you, my love? When they have finally stripped you off The handbags and the gladrags That your poor old grandad Had to sweat to buy ya Once I was a young man And all I thought I had to do was smile You are still a young girl And you bought everything in style But once you think you're in, you're out But that don't mean a single thing without The handbags and the gladrags That your grandad Had to sweat to buy ya 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 the gladrags That your poor old grandad Had to sweat to buy ya They told me you missed school today So what I suggest you just throw them all away The handbags and the gladrags That your poor old granddad Had to sweat to buy ya
Ever seen a blind man cross the road Tryin' to reach the other side? Ever seen a young girl growing old Tryin' to make herself a bride? So what becomes of you, my love? When they have finally stripped you off The handbags and the gladrags That your poor old grandad Had to sweat to buy ya Once I was a young man And all I thought I had to do was smile You are still a young girl And you bought everything in style But once you think you're in, you're out But that don't mean a single thing without The handbags and the gladrags That your grandad Had to sweat to buy ya 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 the gladrags That your poor old grandad Had to sweat to buy ya They told me you missed school today So what I suggest you just throw them all away The handbags and the gladrags That your poor old granddad Had to sweat to buy ya
