You better watch out You better not cry Better not pout I'm tellin' you why Santa Claus is comin' to town He's makin' a list And chekin' it twice Gonna find out Who's naughty and nice 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 Oh, you better watch out You better not cry Better not pout I'm tellin' you why Santa Claus is comin' to town With little tin horns And little toy drums Rooty toot-toots And rummy tum-tums Santa Claus is comin' to town With curly head dolls That toddle and coo Elephants, boats and kiddie cars too Santa Claus is comin' 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 Better not pout I'm tellin' you why Santa Claus is comin' to town