[Verse 1: David Bowie]
Billy rapped all night about his suicide
How he'd kick it in the head when he reached twenty-five
That speed jive, don't want to stay alive
When you're twenty-five
Wendy's stealing clothes from Marks & Sparks
And Freddy's got spots from ripping off stars from his face
Funky little boat race
Television man is crazy
Saying we're juvenile deliquent wrecks
Eh, man, I need a TV when I've got T-Rex
Hey mister, you guessed
I'm a dude, dad

[Chorus: Mott The Hoople, (Ian Hunter)]
All the young dudes (Hey, dudes!)
Carry the news (Where are you?)
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 (And I want to talk to you, all of you!)
Carry the news (Nowwww)

[Verse 2: David Bowie]
Lucy looks sweet 'cause he dresses like a queen
But he can kick like a mule, it's a real mean team
But we can love
Oh we've got love
Brother's back at home with his Beatles and his Stones
We never got it off on his revolution stuff
What a drag
Too many snags
Drunk a lot of wine and I'm feeling fine
Got to race some cat to bed
Is there concrete all around or in my head?
Just in my head?
Yeah, I'm a dude, dad
[Chorus: Mott The Hoople, (Ian Hunter)]
All the young dudes (Hey, dudes!)
Carry the news (Where are you?)
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 (And 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 you! Ha ha ha ha)
Carry the news

[Outro: Mott The Hoople, (Ian Hunter)]
(Hey, you there)
All the young dudes
(With the glasses)
Carry the news (I want you)
Boogaloo dudes (I want you in the front)
Carry the news (Now)
(Now, you're his friends)
All the young dudes (Now you bring him down)
('Cause I want him)
Carry the news (Ha, ha, ha)
Boogaloo dudes (I want him right here)
(Bring him, c'mon)
Carry the news (Bring him)
(Ha, ha)
(Here you go)
All the young dudes
(I’ve wanted to do this for years)
Carry the news
(There you go!)
Boogaloo dudes
(How’d it feel?)
Carry the news