All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople

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[Verse]
             
   Billy rappe

              
d all night ab

        
out his suicid

e,
            
   How he'd ki

             
ck it in the h

              
ead when he wa

  
s twenty-five
           
   Speed jive,

              
 don't wanna s

             
tay alive   wh

           
en you're  twe

  
nty-five
             
   And Wendy's

              
 stealing clot

         
hes from Mark'

s & Sparks and
           
   Freddy's go

              
t spots from r


ipping off the

 stars
           
    From his f

              
ace - a funky 

             
little boat ra

     
ce

[Pre-Chorus]
            
   The televis

           
ion man is cra

zy
              
   sayin' we'r

            
e juvenile del

          
inquent wrecks
             
   Oooh, man, 

             
I need a TV wh

             
en I've got  T

         
. Rex

   Oh brother, ya guessed - I'm a dude yeah

[Chorus]
         
         All t

          
he young dudes

 (hey, dudes)
          
   Carry the n


ews (where are

 ya?)
         
   Boogaloo du


des (stand up,

 c'mon)
             
   Carry the n

       
ews
         
         All t

          
he young dudes

 (I wanna hear

 you)
           
   Carry the n


ews (I wanna s

ee you)
         
   Boogaloo du


des (I wanna t

alk to you, al

l of you)
             
   Carry the n

       
ews

[Verse]
             
   Lucy's look

              
ing sweet, coz

    
 he dresses li

ke a queen,
              
   but he can 

           
kick like a mu

          
le, its a real

 mean team
           
   But we can 

             
love, oh yes, 

                
we can love
             
   And my brot

              
her's back at 

              
home with his 


Beatles and hi

s Stones
           
   We never go

              
t it off on th

   
at revolution 

stuff
           
   What a drag

             
 - too many sn

              
ags

[Pre-Chorus]
            
   Well I drun

              
k a lotta wine

 
 and I'm feeli

n' fine
            
   Gonna race 

            
some cat to be

  
d
             
   Is that con

             
crete all arou

              
nd or is it in

              
 my head?

   Yeah, I'm a dude yeah

[Chorus]
         
   All the you

          
ng dudes (Hey,

 dudes!)
          
   Carry the n


ews (Where are

 you?)
         
   Boogaloo du


des (Stand up!

)
             
   Carry the n

       
ews

         
   All the you

          
ng dudes (I wa

nna hear ya!)
          
   Carry the n


ews (I wanna s

ee you!)
         
   Boogaloo du


des (I wanna r

elate to you!)
             
   Carry the n

       
ews

         
   All the you

          
ng dudes (What

 dudes?)
          
   Carry the n


ews (I don't s

ee any dudes, 

c'mon!)
         
   Boogaloo du


des (I wanna k

ick you)
             
   Carry the n

       
ews

         
   All the you

          
ng dudes (Hey 

you there, wit

h the glasses!

)
          
   Carry the n


ews (I want yo

u!)
         
   Boogaloo du


des (I want yo

u at the front

!)
             
   Carry the n

       
ews (Now. Now 

you, all his f

riends!)

         
   All the you

          
ng dudes (You 

bring him down

, cause I want

 him!)
          
   Carry the n


ews (Ha, ha, h

a)
         
   Boogaloo du


des (I want hi

m right here. 

Bring him, c'm

on!)
             
   Carry the n

       
ews (Bring him

. Ha, ha. Here

 you go)

         
   All the you

          
ng dudes (I’ve

 wanted to do 

this for years

. Ha, ha, ha)
          
   Carry the n


ews (There you

 go!)
         
   Boogaloo du


des (How’d it 

feel?)
             
   Carry the n

       
ews

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