You'd better watch out You'd better not cry You'd better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town Look here He's making a list And checking it twice He's gonna know who's naughty and nice Santa Claus is comin' to town Do y'hear me? Well, listen Well, he sees you when you're sleeping He knows when you're awake And he knows if you've been good or bad So you better be good for goodness sake Oh, you'd better watch out You'd better not cry Better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is comin' to town Alright, look out, here he comes Well, he sees you when you're sleeping He knows when you're awake And he knows if you've been good or bad So you better be good for goodness sake, girls and boys You'd better watch out You'd better not cry You'd better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town Santa is coming to town Santa Claus is coming to town Santa Claus, the man is coming to town Santa Claus is coming to town