You better watch out You better not cry You better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is comin' to town Verse: 1 He's making a list He's checking it twice He's gonna find out Who's naughty or nice Santa Claus is comin' to town Bridge 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 So you better watch out You better not cry You better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is comin' to town Interlude So you better watch out You better not cry You better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is comin' to town Verse: 2 He's making a list He's checking it twice He's gonna find out Who's naughty or nice Santa Claus is comin' to town Bridge 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 So you better watch out You better not cry You better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is comin' to town Outro Santa Claus is comin' to town