Verse 1: I just came back from a lovely trip, Along the Milky Way,
I stopped off at the North Pole, To spend a holiday;
I called on dear old Santa Claus, To see what I could see,
He took me to his workshop, And told his plans to me.

Chorus 1: So, 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.

He sees you when you're sleepin', 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 comin' to town.

Chorus 2 (Music Box Chorus): With little tin horns and little toy drums,
Rooty-toot-toots and rummy-tum-tums,
Santa Claus is comin' to town.
And curly head dolls that toddle and coo,
Elephants, boats and kiddie cars too,
Santa Claus is comin' to town.

The Kids in Girl- and Boy-land will have a jubilee,
They're gonna build a Toyland town all around the Christmas tree,
So! You better watch out, you better not cry,
Better not pout, I'm telling you why:
Santa Claus is comin' to town.

Verse 2: Now Santa is a busy man, He has no time to play,
He's got millions of stockings, To fill on Christmas day;
You'd better write your letter now, And mail it right away,
Because he's getting ready, His reindeers [sic] and his sleigh.

Chorus 1: So, 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.

He sees you when you're sleepin', 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 comin' to town.