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
He's checking it twice
He's gonna find out who's naughty and who's nice
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

Little tin horns and little toy drums
Rooty toot toots and rummy tum tums
Santa Claus is coming to town

Little toy dolls that tuddle and coo
Elephants, boats and kiddie cars too
Santa Claus is coming to town

The kids in boy and girl 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