You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why (why)
Santa Claus is coming to town (gather around)
He's making a list
Checking it twice
Gonna find out who's naughty and nice
Santa Claus is coming to town
He sees you when you're sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake
You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
With little tin horns and little toy drums
Rudy-toot-toot and rummy tum tums
Santa Claus is coming to town
And girls they get dolls that cuddle and coo
Elephants, boats, and kiddie cars too
Santa Claus is coming to town
The kids in girl and boy land
Will have a jubilee
They're gonna build a toy land town
All around the Christmas tree
You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
He sees you when you're sleeping
And he knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake
You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming
You mean the fat man with the long white beard
He's coming to town