Songwriter: Mike d’Abo
Producer: Rod Stewart Lou Reizner
[Verse 1]
Ever seen a blind man cross the road
Trying to make the other side?
Ever seen a young girl growing old
Trying to make herself a bride?
[Chorus 1]
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?
Baby
[Verse 2]
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
Listen
[Chorus 2]
But 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 grandad had to sweat so you could buy
Ooh
[Bridge]
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
[Chorus 3]
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
Oh, woah
[Outro]
They told me you missed school today
So I suggest you just throw them all away
The handbags and the gladrags
That your poor old granddad had to sweat to buy ya, baby
Bye, bye
Ever seen a blind man cross the road
Trying to make the other side?
Ever seen a young girl growing old
Trying to make herself a bride?
[Chorus 1]
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?
Baby
[Verse 2]
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
Listen
[Chorus 2]
But 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 grandad had to sweat so you could buy
Ooh
[Bridge]
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
[Chorus 3]
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
Oh, woah
[Outro]
They told me you missed school today
So I suggest you just throw them all away
The handbags and the gladrags
That your poor old granddad had to sweat to buy ya, baby
Bye, bye
Handbags & Gladrags: The Essential Rod Stewart
- I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
- I’d Rather Go Blind
- Mama You Been on My Mind
- Oh! No Not My Baby
- Only a Hobo
- Reason to Believe
- Crying Laughing Loving Lying
- Dirty Old Town
- Farewell
- Angel
- Sweet Little Rock ‘n’ Roller
- Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
- It’s All Over Now (Single Version)
- You Wear It Well
- Italian Girls
- Street Fighting Man
- True Blue
- My Way of Giving
- Lost Paraguayos
- Missed You
- Sailor
- Gasoline Alley
- Handbags & Gladrags
- What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
- (I Know) I’m Losing You
- Man of Constant Sorrow
- An Old Raincoat Won’t Ever Let You Down
- Mine for Me
- Country Comfort
- Everytime We Say Goodbye
- Jodie
- Jo’s Lament
- Mandolin Wind
- Auld Lang Syne
- Tomorrow Is Such a Long Time
- So Tired
- Lady Day
- Bring It On Home to Me/You Send Me
- You Put Something Better Inside of Me
- Pinball Wizard
- Twistin’ the Night Away
- Girl from the North Country
- Let Me Be Your Car
- What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)
- Every Picture Tells a Story
- Maggie May
- An Old Raincoat Won’t Ever Let You Down (1969)
- Sing It Again Rod (1973)
- Lead Vocalist (1993)
- Two in One 1969-1970 (2002)
- You Wear It Well - The Collection (2011)
- Handbags & Gladrags: The Essential Rod Stewart (2018)
- The Ultimate Classic Rock Album Vol. 2 (2019)
- NOW 100 Hits Power Ballads [UK] (2019)
- You’re in My Heart: Rod Stewart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (2019)
- NOW 100 Hits 70s [UK] (2020)
- I Don’t Want to Talk About It
- Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
- Young Turks
- Maggie May
- Forever Young
- Love Is
- Sailing
- Handbags & Gladrags
- Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? (Remix)
- Maggie May (Live)
- Faith of the Heart
- Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
- Every Picture Tells a Story
- Have I Told You Lately
- Didn’t I
- Baby Jane
- You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
- The First Cut Is the Deepest
- When I Need You
- Downtown Train
- Rhythm of My Heart
- Hot Legs
- Ruby Tuesday
- Love Minus Zero/No Limit