I just came back from a lovely trip Along the Milky Way I stopped off at the North Pole To spend a holiday I called on dear old Santa Claus To see what I could see He took me to his workshop And told his plans to me So, you better watch out, you better not cry You better not pout, I'm telling you why Santa Claus is comin' to town And he's making a list and he's checking it twice Oh he's gonna find out who's naughty or nice Santa Claus is comin' to town Ah he sees you when you're sleepin' And he knows when you're awake He knows if you've been bad or good So be good for goodness sake Oh! You better watch out, you better not cry You better not pout, I'm telling you why Santa Claus is comin' to town ♪ (With tiny cute dolls, and little soft shoes) (And fancy new clothes, and footy boots too) Santa Claus is comin' to town, ah yeah (With zippy skateboards, and video games) (Cute animal toys, and sweet candy canes) Santa Claus is comin' to town He sees you when you're sleepin' He knows when you're awake He knows if you've been bad or good So be good for goodness sake, be good for goodness sake Better watch out, ah you better not cry And you better not pout, I'm telling you why Santa Claus is comin' to town (Santa Claus is comin' to town) He's got Dasher and Dancer, Prancer and Vixen (Santa Claus is comin' to town) (Santa) He's bringing Rudolph and Donner and Blitzen (Santa) Oh, he's comin' to town Santa Claus is comin' to town Santa Claus is comin' to town