Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Bill Pinkney Lyrics

I just came back from a lovely trip along the Milky Way
I recently returned from a wonderful journey through our galaxy.

Stopped off at the North Pole to spend a holiday
I made a brief stop at the arctic to take a break.

I called on dear old Santa Claus
I visited the famous Santa Claus.

To see what I could see
I wanted to observe and discover anything interesting.

He took me to his workshop
He gave me a tour of his workspace.

And told his plans to me, so
He revealed to me his intentions.

You better watch out, you better not cry
Be careful and refrain from shedding tears.

Better not pout, I'm telling you why
Do not grimace or sulk, I'll explain the reason.

Santa Claus is comin' to town
Santa Claus is about to arrive in the city.

He's making a list and checking it twice
He is creating a record and confirming it twice.

Gonna find out who's naughty and nice
He will investigate who has been bad or good.

He sees you when you're sleepin'
He observes you while you're sleeping.

He knows when you're a wake
He understands when you're awake.

He knows if you've been bad or good
He recognizes when you're misbehaving or doing well.

So be good for goodness sake
Therefore, behave well for the sake of being good.

With little tin horns and little toy drums
Featuring small tin horns and drums for toys.

Rooty toot toots and rummy tum tums
With sound effects like rooty toot toots and rummy tum tums.

And curly head dolls that toddle and coo
Including curly-headed dolls that wobble and make baby sounds.

Elephants, boats, and kiddie cars too
And also featuring toys like elephants, boats, and toy cars.

Then kids in Girl and Boy land will have a jubilee
As a result, children in the land of boys and girls will experience an exciting event.

They're gonna build a Toyland all around the Christmas tree
They will construct a Toyland surrounding the Christmas tree.

Now Santa is a busy man, He has no time to play
Santa Claus is a busy individual, and he cannot waste time on frivolities.

He's got millions of stockings to fill on Christmas day
He has to fill millions of stockings before Christmas day.

You'd better write your letter now
It is best to write your letter now.

And mail it right away
And post it immediately.

Because he's getting ready
Since he is preparing.

His reindeer's and his sleigh. So
Preparing his sled and reindeer, so be careful.