Bill Haley

Rock, rock, rock, everybody,
Roll, roll, roll, everybody,
Rock a beating boogie beat.

You take a rock, you take a beat,
You take a boogie, you make it sweet,
You take a rock a beating boogie,
Rock a beating boogie beat,
Well, rock a beating boogie,
B-O-O-G-I-E.

Well, we're rocking to the rhythm,
Of the rock a beating boogie,
Dancing to the rhythm,
Of the rock a beating boogie,
Shaking to the rhythm,
Of the rock a beating boogie,
Jumping to the rhythm,
Of the rock a beating boogie,
Romping to the rhythm,
Of the rock a beating boogie,
B-O-O-G-I-E.

You gotta jump, you gotta jive,
You gotta dance to be alive,
You take a rock a beating boogie,
Rock a beating boogie beat,
Well, rock a beating boogie,
B-O-O-G-I-E.

See you later, alligator?

Well, I saw my baby,
Walking with another man today,
When I asked her, 'what's the matter,'
This is what I heard her say.

See you later, alligator,
After awhile, crocodile.
Can't you see you're in my way now?
Don't you know you cramp my style?

When I though of what she told me,
Nearly made me lose my head,
But the next time that I saw her,
Reminded her of what she said.

She said, 'I'm sorry, pretty daddy,
You know my love is just for you,
Won't you say that you'll forgive me,
And say your love for me is true?'

I said, 'Wait a minute, gator,
I know you mean it just for play,
Don't you know you really hurt me,
And this is what I have to say.'

See you later, alligator,
After awhile, crocodile.
Can't you see you're in my way now?
Don't you know you cramp my style?

So long, that's all, goodbye?

Down around the corner in a little school
Children learn their lessons and the golden rule
'Cause they got a teacher up from Basin Street
And she does her teachin' with a boogie beat
Teachin' the ABCs with rhythm and ease
Every single mornin', It's the same old thing
All the kids are waitin' for the bell to ring
When they hear it ringin', they all jump in line
Walk into the classroom, feeling mighty fine
To learn their ABCs with rhythm and ease
Well, a-readin', writin', rithmetic
Taught to the tune of a licorice stick
No education is ever complete
Without a boogie-woogie-woogie beat, well all reet
When the day is over and it's time to go
The children get their books and stand right at the door
Teacher is so happy, 'cause she's done her bit
To educate the kids and make 'em really fit
To say their ABCs with rhythm and ease

Well, a-readin', writin', 'rithmetic
Taught to the tune of a licorice stick
No education is ever complete
Without a boogie-woogie-woogie beat, well all reet
When the day is over and it's time to go
The children get their books and stand right at the door
Teacher is so happy, 'cause she's done her bit
To educate the kids and make 'em really fit
To say their ABCs with rhythm and ease

On your mark, get set, now ready, go!

Everybody razzle dazzle,
If it's all night long.

Now, here's a dance everyone can do,
It's the hipsters' dance,
And the square cats' too,
Won't you take a chance,
This is all you do.

You just take your baby,
Don't you leave that spot,
Then you dance like crazy,
Give it all you've got,
That's the razzle dazzle,
If you're ready or not.

Let's get together, one, two, and three,
Jumping to the center, just you and me,
Put your best foot forward,
Baby, can't you see?

When you hear them holler,
And you ain't nowhere,
Honey, you just follow,
Cause we're sure not square,
That's the razzle dazzle,
Well, it's everywhere.

Everybody razzle dazzle,
If it's all night long.

That's the razzle dazzle,
Razzle dazzle song.

Well, my skinnie minnie has a clay as a cheek
And I was 6 feet high and one foot thin
And now I do I love her, does a boy love pie?
Well now and she has the eye pull over my eye
Skinnie Minnie she's skinnie
She ain't tall, that's all

Well Although her shadow doesn't take much ground
Well now what there is, that really gets her around
And now what are there ahead, there's a lot she'd be
And now and she may not weight too much for me
Skinnie Minnie she's skinnie
She ain't tall, that's all

Well now it's hard being slimmer than a fishing pole
She (has) one hair blond and the other hair brown

And now I did the other cheek from the other side
And now I found the old yard where did she hide
ah, Skinnie Minnie she's skinnie
She ain't tall, that's all

Hey mambo, mambo rock
Hey mambo, mambo rock
Hey mambo, mambo rock
Everybody's doing it, mambo rock
There's an island in the Carribean Sea
Where the natives dance and rock with plea
The mambo dance in a different way
They do the crazy mambo rock all day
Hey mambo, mambo rock
Hey mambo, mambo rock
Hey mambo, mambo rock
Everybody's doing it, mambo rock

Where the waves roll up on the golden sand
Grab your chick right by the hand
You can clap and stamp your feet
To that crazy rockin' mambo beat
Oh, hey mambo, mambo rock
Hey mambo, mambo rock
Hey mambo, mambo rock
Everybody's doing it, mambo rock

Through the red hot day and the cool-cool night
When the mambo moon is shining bright
They love to dance around the clock
To that crazy rockin' mambo beat
Hey mambo, mambo rock
Hey mambo, mambo rock
Hey mambo, mambo rock
Everybody's doing it, mambo rock

Hey mambo, mambo rock
Hey mambo, mambo rock
Hey mambo, mambo rock
Everybody's doing it, mambo rock

R-O-C-K, rock?

Making R from an eight,
To the bar eighty-eight,
O from the tone of the sax syncopated,
C from the key of a six-string guitar,
K from the kick of a rim shot, baby.

That's how they played it,
That's how they made it,
R-O-C-K, rock.

I know my A's and my B's and my C's,
P's and my Q's and my X, Y, Z's,
Know how to lose,
All the blue, blue, blues,
Jump in a pair of my dancing shoes.

Take with my baby,
Rock with my baby,
R-O-C-K, rock.

Oh, Strauss discovered waltzes,
A handy man found the blues,
And here they came along,
With their rocking song,
Crazy, man, crazy, crazy news.

R is all the rock, hear the band,
It's a' moving,
O more than that, it's a go-go grooving,
C what I mean, it's a hot top action,
K like a kiss it's a cool attraction.

Who even get you,
I'm gonna bet you,
R-O-C-K, rock.

R-O-C-K, rock?