You better watch out You better not cry You better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is comin' 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 comin' to town He sees you when you're sleeping He knows when you're awake He knows if you've been bad or god So be good for goodness sake So you better watch out You better not cry You better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is comin' to town So you better watch out You better not cry You better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is comin' to town You better watch out You better not cry You better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is comin' 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 comin' to town The kids in girl and boyland Will have a jubilee They're gonna build a toyland 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 comin' to town Santa Claus is comin' to town Santa Claus is comin' to town