Ever seen a blind man cross the road  Tryin' to make the other si-ide  Ever seen a young girl growin' old  Tryin' to make herself a bri-ide  So what becomes of you my love  When they have finally stripped you of  The handbags and the gladrags  That your Grandad had to sweat   So you could buy-uy  Once I was a young man  And I thought all I had to do was smi-ile  You are still a young girl  And you bought everything in sty-y-y-y-yle  Once you think you're in you're out  'Cause you don't mean a single thing without  The handbags and the gladrags  That your poor old Grandad   Had to sweat to buy-uy  Sing a song of six-pence for your sake  And take a bottle full of rye-ye  Four and twenty blackbirds in a cake  And bake them all in a pie-ie-ie-ie-ie-ie  They told me you missed school today  So I suggest you just throw them all away-ay-ay  The handbags and the gladrags  That your poor old Granddad   Had to sweat to buy-uy  Bye-bye  They told me you missed school today  So I suggest you just throw them all away-ay  The handbags and the gladrags  That your poor old Grandad   Had to sweat to buy-uy  Bye-bye