[Intro] You better watch out! You better not cry! Better not pout! I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town! [Verse 1] 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! Then kids in Girl and Boy land will have a jubilee They're gonna build a Toyland all around the Christmas tree [Pre-Chorus] You better watch out, you better not cry Better not pout, I'm telling you why You better watch out, you better not cry Better not pout, I'm telling you why [Chorus] You better watch out, you better not cry Better not pout, I'm telling you why Santa Claus is comin' to town! He's making a list and checking it twice Gonna find out who's naughty and nice Santa Claus is comin' to town! [Verse 2] 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! Then kids in Girl and Boy land will have a jubilee They're gonna build a Toyland all around the Christmas tree Now Santa is a busy man He has no time to play He's got millions of stockings to fill on Christmas day [Pre-Chorus] You better watch out, you better not cry Better not pout, I'm telling you why You better watch out, you better not cry Better not pout, I'm telling you why [Chorus] You better watch out, you better not cry Better not pout, I'm telling you why Santa Claus is comin' to town! He's making a list and checking it twice Gonna find out who's naughty and nice Santa Claus is comin' to town [Outro] Now Santa is a busy man, He has no time to play He's got millions of stockings to fill on Christmas day