Oh! 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 been naughty or nice!

Santa Claus is coming to town!

He sees you when you're sleeping,
He knows when you're awake.
He knows when you've been bad or good,
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 coming to town!

Little tin horns,
Little toy drums.
Rudy-toot-toot,
and rummy tum tums -

Santa Claus is coming to town!

Little toy dolls
that cuddle and coo,
Elephants, boats,
and Kiddie cars too!

Santa Claus is coming to town!

The kids in Girl and Boy Land
will have a jubilee.
They're gonna build a toyland town
all around the Christmas tree.

Oh....You better watch out,
You better not cry.
You better not pout,
I'm telling you why.

Santa Claus is comin'
Santa Claus is comin'
Santa Claus is comin'
To town!!!

J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie
1934