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♪ Ever see a blind man cross the road ♪
Ever
see
a
blind
man
cross
the
road
♪ Trying to make the other side ♪
Trying
to
make
the
other
side
♪ Ever seen a young girl growing old ♪
Ever
seen
a
young
girl
growing
old
♪ Trying to make herself a bride ♪
Trying
to
make
herself
a
bride
♪ So what becomes of you, my love ♪
So
what
becomes
of
you
my
love
♪ When they have finally stripped you of ♪
When
they
have
finally
stripped
you
of
♪ The handbags and the gladrags ♪
The
handbags
and
the
gladrags
♪ That your poor old granddad ♪
That
your
poor
old
granddad
♪ Had to sweat to buy you ♪
Had
to
sweat
to
buy
you
♪ Baby ♪
Baby
♪ Once I was a young man ♪
Once
I
was
a
young
man
♪ And all I thought I
had to do was smile ♪
And
all
I
thought
I
had
to
do
was
smile
♪ Well, you are still a young girl ♪
Well
you
are
still
a
young
girl
♪ And you've borne everything in style ♪
And
you've
borne
everything
in
style
♪ So once you think
you're in, you're out ♪
So
once
you
think
you're
in
you're
out
♪ 'Cause you don't mean
a single thing without ♪
'Cause
you
don't
mean
a
single
thing
without
♪ The handbags and the gladrags ♪
The
handbags
and
the
gladrags
♪ That your poor old granddad ♪
That
your
poor
old
granddad
♪ Had to sweat to buy you ♪
Had
to
sweat
to
buy
you
♪ Sing a song of six-pence for your sake ♪
Sing
a
song
of
six-pence
for
your
sake
♪ And drink a bottle full of rye ♪
And
drink
a
bottle
full
of
rye
♪ Four and twenty blackbirds in a cake ♪
Four
and
twenty
blackbirds
in
a
cake
♪ And bake 'em all in a pie ♪
And
bake
'em
all
in
a
pie
♪ They told me you missed school today ♪
They
told
me
you
missed
school
today
♪ So what I suggest you
just throw them all away ♪
So
what
I
suggest
you
just
throw
them
all
away
♪ The handbags and the gladrags ♪
The
handbags
and
the
gladrags
♪ That your poor old granddad ♪
That
your
poor
old
granddad
♪ Had to sweat to buy ♪
Had
to
sweat
to
buy
♪ Oh, oh ♪
Oh
oh
♪ They told me you missed school today ♪
They
told
me
you
missed
school
today
♪ So what I suggest you
just throw them all away ♪
So
what
I
suggest
you
just
throw
them
all
away
♪ The handbags and the gladrags ♪
The
handbags
and
the
gladrags
♪ That your poor old granddad ♪
That
your
poor
old
granddad
♪ Had to sweat to buy you ♪
Had
to
sweat
to
buy
you
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