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
more tracks from the album
You Wear It Well - The Collection
- Maggie May
- Gasoline Alley
- I’d Rather Go Blind
- Mama You Been on My Mind
- Oh! No Not My Baby
- Only a Hobo
- Reason to Believe
- Dirty Old Town
- Farewell
- Handbags & Gladrags
- You Put Something Better Inside of Me
- Girl from the North Country
- What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)
- Man of Constant Sorrow
- Country Comfort
- Everytime We Say Goodbye
- Mandolin Wind
- You Wear It Well
From the albums
- 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)
Rod Stewart popular songs
- 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