When he ^Cturned 3^Am4, but who's ^Dcounting ^G He couldn't ^Cfind any^Amone who wanted to ^Dparty So he ^Gwalked around a ^Fplayground with a ^Cbag of Mickey's ^DTallboys And he ^Gheard the sound of ^Claughter and he ^Amfollowed it for ^Dfifteen blocks ^G There was a ^Chouse between ^AmMavis and ^DWater They were ^Gout on the ^Cporch, they were ^Aminside playing ^Dquarters ^G And he ^Amsaid, "Don't you know the game Ka^Dzaam? It's a better game, You ^Ampoint your elbow at someone and ^Dsay somebody else's name And it ^Amalternates whose ^Gturn it is and ^Cif you lose you ^Ddrink." They said, ^Am"Man, you ^Greally make us ^Cthink, yeah, you ^Dmake us think And ^Gso..."

Tonight we're ^Cgonna be the ^Ampart^Dy ^G We will ^Cparty all night ^Amlong^D__ ^G We are the ^Fparty gene^Cration So have a ^Amseat, what's in the ^Dbag? Party ^Gon

'Round a^Cbout 1:00 or ^Am2:00 it started ^Dwinding down ^G And he ^Cknew what they ^Amneeded, they needed ^Ddoughnuts So they ^Gwalked out to ^FKrispy Kruller's ^CAll Nite Sugar ^DPalace It was ^Gthere at the ^Cdoorway he said, "Oh^Am, well ^Dmaybe not." ^G In^Cside there were ^Amsix women ^Dtalking They were the ^Gmost justi^Cfied angry ^Amex-girl^Dfriends And they ^Amswivelled around slowly like they ^Dsaw something bad Through the ^Ameyes in the back of their ^Dheads, like he always knew they had And they ^Amsaid, "What a co^Gincidence" and "^CHey you're just the ^Dman, We were ^Amsaying that you ^Gdid the best you could,^C you're fine, we ^Dunderstand And ^Gso..."

Tonight we're ^Cgonna be the ^Amparty (par^Dty) ^G We will ^Cparty all night ^Amlong^D__ ^G We are the ^Fparty gene^Cration You were the ^Ambest, but we'll sur^Dvive Party ^GOn

Oh, ^Fyeah, ^Cyeah, ^Dyeah, yeah, yeah, ^Gyeah Oh, ^Fyeah, ^Cyeah, ^Dyeah, yeah, yeah, ^Gyeah Oh, ^Fwoah, oh, ^Cwoah, oh, ^Dwoah ^{Am D G}

In the ^Gmorning they sent him ^Chome with a ^Amdesignated ^Ddriver And he ^Glay down and ^Cthought about the ^Amwhole ^Dnight And he ^Glooked up at the p^Fhoto that he ^Cgot at a^D junk shop It was ^Gonly fifty ^Ccents, but he ^Amframed it and ^Deverything ^G It was the ^Ckind of party ^Amthat you hope ^Dnever ends ^G The lucky ^Cparty boy sur^Amrounded by his ^Dfriends And they were ^Amall in pointed hats, caught ^Din a rebel birthday shout And ^Amhe was at the candles with his ^Dmom there to help him out ^Am There was a ^Glot that you could ^Clearn if you lay ^Dnear them ^Am Like if you ^Glistened, you could ^Chear them, and he could ^Dhear them They say..^G.

Tonight we're ^Cgonna be the ^Amparty (par^Dty) ^G We will ^Cparty all night ^Amlong_^D_ ^G We are the ^Fparty gene^Cration So lift your ^Amhead, lift your ^Dhead Blow them ^Gout

Tonight we're ^Cgonna be the ^Amparty (par^Dty) ^G We will ^Cparty all night ^Amlong_^D_ ^G We are the ^Fparty gene^Cration So lift your ^Amhead, blow 'em ^Dout Yeah ^G

Oh, ^Fyeah, ^Cyeah, ^Dyeah, yeah, yeah, ^Gyeah Oh, ^Fyeah, ^Cyeah, ^Dyeah, yeah, yeah, ^Gyeah Oh, ^Fwoah, oh, ^Cwoah, oh, ^Dwoah ^{Am D G}

Tonight we're ^Cgonna be the ^Amparty (par^Dty) ^G We will ^Cparty all night ^Amlong_^D_ ^G We are the ^Fparty gene^Cration So lift your ^Amhead, blow 'em ^Dout Yeah ^G