You better watch out, you better not cry, better not pout I'm telling you why, Santa Claus is coming' to town. He's making a list and checking it twice, gonna find out who's naughty and 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, better not pout I'm telling you why, Santa Claus is coming to town. With little tin horns and little toy drums, with rooti-toot-toots and rup-a-tum-tums And curly-haired dolls that cuddle and coo, elephants, boats and kiddie cars too, Santa Claus is coming to town. The kids in girl and boy town - will have a jubilee they're gonna build a toy land 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.