You better watch out You'd better not cry You'd better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is comin' to town He's makin' a list And checking it twice Gonna find out Who's naughty and nice Santa Claus is comin' to town Now 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 You better watch out You'd better not cry You'd better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is comin' to town He can see you when you're sleeping He knows when you're awake He even knows when you've been bad Or good so be good for goodness sake You better watch out You'd better not cry You'd better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is comin' to town You gonna know is comin' Santa Claus is comin' to town Yeah! Ho, ho, ho.