You know, you better watch out You better not cry You better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town You know that he's making a list And checking it twice Gonna find out who's naughty or nice Santa Claus is coming to town He knows when you're asleep He knows when you're awake He knows when you've been bad or good So be good for goodness sake Yeah, yeah, yeah You better watch out You better not cry You better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town One more time now, Santa Claus is coming to town (Santa's coming, Santa's coming) Oh, Santa Claus is coming to town (Santa's coming, Santa's coming)