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1. Ever seen a blind man cross the road
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   trying to reach the other side 
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   ever seen a young girl groving old
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   trying to make herself abride? 
   
   Emi                D
R: So what becomes of you my love,
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   when they have finallystripped you of
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   thehandbags and gladrags
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   that yourpoor old grandad had to sweat tobuy 
   
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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