Oh! 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!

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,
He knows when you’re awake.
He knows if you’ve been bad or good,
So be good for goodness sake!

So — 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!