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 or 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 ‘cause Santa Claus is coming to town Oh let's go Now 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 You better watch out You better not cry You better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming I mean the big fat man with the long white beard He's coming to town