Bill Haley and the Comets, 1956:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBaTdjSsrGw

Es gab eine ganze Reihe von Varianten:
See ya later detonator
In a while projectile

in a while crocodile is how I know it, not "after while". And wouldn't it be after a while anyway?

Bill Haley singt tatsächlich "after while",
auch wenn "after a while" richtig wäre.

Künstlerische Freiheit und passt vom Sprachrhythmus besser.

Ich kenne auch eine Fassung, die lautet:
See you later alligator,
that's the wild crocodile ...

Weiß aber nicht mehr, von wem die gesungen wurde.

See You Later, Alligator


See you later, alligator

After awhile, crocodile

Bye-bye, butterfly

Give a hug, ladybug

Toodle-ee-oo, kangaroo

See you soon, raccoon

Time to go, buffalo

Can’t stay, blue jay

Mañana, iguana

The end, my friend!


all of these work but the most common goes.

person A:See you later alligator.
Person B:In a while Crocidile.

See you later, alligator.

In a while, crocodile.

If I don't see you round, I'll see you square.

...is how I know it.