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 making a list And checking it twice He's 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 Oh, you better watch out You better not cry You better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town Little tin horns, little toy drums Rudy-toot-toot and rummy-tum-tums Santa Claus is coming to town Little toy dolls that cuddle and coo Elephants, boats and kiddy cars too Santa Claus is coming to town The kids in girl-and-boy-land Will have a jubilee They're gonna build a toyland town All around the 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 Oh, you better watch out You better not cry You better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming Santa Claus is coming Santa Claus is coming to town