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 and checking it twice He's gonna find out who's naughty and 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 Oh, you better watch out, you better not cry Better not pout, I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town See, 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 and he's checking it twice He's gonna find out who's been naughty and 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 Oh, you better watch out, you better not cry Better not pout, I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town