| C | G/B | |
| Billy | rapped all night about his | suicide |
| Am7 | Em/G | |
| how he'd | kick it in the head when he was | twenty five |
| G | |
| Don't wanna stay alive when you're | twenty five |
| Wendy's stealing clothes from unlocked cars |
| and Freddy's got spots from ripping off stars from his face |
| A funky little boat race |
| BRIDGE |
| Dm | F | |
| The | television man is cr | azy |
| E | Am | |
| Saying we're ju | vinile delinquent w | recks |
| F | C | G | |
| Man I need a T.V. | when I've got T. | Rex |
| G7 | |
| Hey brother you guessed | , I'm a dude |
| CHORUS |
| C | G/B | Am | Em/G | Gm | |
| All the young dud | es | carry the news |
| Bb Eb Bb | F Bb G | |
| Boogaloo dudes carry the news |
| C | G/B | Am | Em/G | Gm | |
| All the young dud | es | carry the news |
| Bb Eb Bb | F Bb G | |
| Boogaloo dudes carry the news |
| Now Jimmy looking sweet though he dresses like a queen |
| He can kick like a mule, it's a real mean team |
| We can love, oh we can love |
| And my brother's back at home with his Beatles and his Stones |
| We never got it off that revolution stuff |
| What a drag. Too many snags |
| BRIDGE |
| Well I drunk a lot of wine and I'm feeling fine |
| Gonna race some cat to bed |
| Is this concrete all around or is it in my head? |
| Oh brother you guessed, I'm a dude |
| CHORUS |
| All the young dudes carry the news |
| Boogaloo dudes carry the news |
| All the young dudes carry the news |
| Boogaloo dudes carry the news |