Bill Haley & his Comets, See You Later Alligator (1956)
^{Key: :[Eb] (w: Robert Guidry) (Bobby Charles a.k.a. Robert Guidry, 1955)}

VERSE 1:
Well, I saw my baby [Eb] walkin', with another man today
Well, I saw my baby [Ab] walkin', with another man to-[Eb]-day
When I asked her, 'What's the [Bb] matter?'
This is what I heard her [Eb] say [Eb open]

CHORUS:
See ya later alli-[Eb]-gator, after a while, crocodile
See you later alli-[Ab]-gator, after a while croco-[Eb]-dile
Can't you see you're in my [Bb] way now?
Don't you know you cramp my [Eb] style? [Eb open]

VERSE 2:
When I thought of what she [Eb] told me, nearly made me lose my head
When I thought of what she [Ab] told me, nearly made me lose my [Eb] head
But the next time that I [Bb] saw her
I reminded her of what she [Eb] said [Eb open]

REPEAT CHORUS:

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]

VERSE 3:
She said I'm sorry pretty [Eb] baby, you know my love is just for you
She said I'm sorry pretty [Ab] baby, you know my love is just for [Eb] you
Won't you say that you'll for-[Bb]-give me
and say your love for me is [Eb] true [Eb open]

VERSE 4:
I said wait a minute [Eb] 'gator, I know you meant it just for play
I said wait a minute [Ab] 'gator, I know you meant it just for [Eb] play
Don't you know you really [Bb] hurt me?
And this is what I have to [Eb] say [Eb open]

REPEAT CHORUS:

OUTRO:
See ya later alli-[Eb]-gator, after a while, crocodile
See you later alli-[Ab]-gator, so long [F7 open]
That's all [Bb7 open], good-[Eb6 open]-bye