"Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" lyrics

"Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town"

You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town

He's making a list,
Checking it twice;
Gonna find out who's naughty or nice.
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
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

With little tin horns and little toy drums
Rooty toot toots and rummy tum tums
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
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
Goodness sake

You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming
Santa Claus is coming
Santa Claus is coming to town

(Coming to town)
Santa's a busy man he has no time to play
He's got millions of stockings to fill on Christmas day
(Santa Claus is coming to town)
(Coming to town)
(Santa Claus is coming to town)
(Coming to town)


Writer(s): Haven Gillespie, J. Fred Coots
"Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" was first performed on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934.
Harry Reser on banjo and Tom Stacks on vocals first recorded this song in October 1934.
Bing Crosby had a hit with his version of "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" in 1947.
The eponymous animated TV film based on this song was created by Rankin/Bass in 1970. The story was narrated by Fred Astaire.