All the Young Dudes

Well Billy rapped all night about his suicide

How he'd kick it in the head when he was twenty-five

Speed jive!

Do you want to stay alive,

When you're twenty-five?

And Wendy's stealing clothes from "Marks and Sparks"

And Freddy's got spots from ripping off the stars from his face

Funky little boat race

Television man is crazy!

See, I'm juvenile delinquent wreck!

Oh man, I need TV when I got T. Rex!

Oh brother, again:

I'm a dude, man!

All the young dudes (Hey, dudes!)

Carry the news (Where are ya?)

Boogaloo dudes (Stand up, come on!)

Carry the news

All the young dudes (I want to hear you!)

Carry the news (I want to see you!)

Boogaloo dudes (I wanna touch you! All of you!)

Carry the news

He messes up the street

'Cause he dresses like a queen

When he can kick like a mule

It's a real mean team

But we can love!

Oh yes, we can love!

And my brother's back at home

With his Beatles and his Stones

He never got it off on that revolution stuff

What a drag!

Too many snags!

Now I've drunk a lot of wine and I'm feeling fine

Got to race some cat to bed

Oh is there concrete all around

Or is it in my head?

Yeah!

I'm a dude, man!

All the young dudes (Hey, dudes!)

Carry the news (Where are ya?)

Boogaloo dudes (Stand up!)

Carry the news

All the young dudes (I want to hear you!)

Carry the news (I want to see you!)

Boogaloo dudes (I want to relate to you!)

Carry the news

All the young dudes (What dudes?)

Carry the news (Let's hear the news, come on!)

Boogaloo dudes (I want to kick it!)

Carry the news

All the young dudes (Hey, you there! With the glasses!)

Carry the news (I want you!)

Boogaloo dudes (I want you at front!)

Carry the news (Now! Now, I have you as friends!)

All the young dudes (You bring him down!)

Carry the news (Because I want him!)

Boogaloo dudes (I want him right here!)

Carry the news (Bring him! Come on!)

All the young dudes (Bring him!)

Carry the news (I've wanted to dig this for years!)

Boogaloo dudes (Bring him down!)

Carry the news (I want you!)

All the young dudes (Come on, do them!)

Carry the news (I wanna feel with you!)

Boogaloo dudes (I wanna know who you are!)

Carry the news...

• Artist:Mott the Hoople
• Album:All the Young Dudes (1972)