You better watch out You better not cry You better not pout, I'm telling you why (why?) Santa Claus is coming to town He's making a list Checking it twice Gonna find out who's naughty or 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 Rooty toot toots and rummy tum tums Santa Claus is coming to town With the curly head dolls that cuddle and coo Elephants, boats, and kiddie cars too Santa Claus is coming to town All the kids in girl and boy land Will have a jubilee They're gonna build a toy land town All around that Christmas tree So, 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 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 Oh, you better watch out You better not cry You better not pout, I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town He's coming to town