Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
Bing Crosby/Carol Richards/John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra Lyrics

I just came back from a lovely trip along the Milky Way
I returned from a delightful journey through the vast and mysterious Milky Way galaxy.

Stopped off at the North Pole to spend a holiday
I took a break at the North Pole to enjoy a vacation.

I called on dear old Santa Claus
I met with the beloved and legendary figure of Santa Claus.

To see what I could see
To observe and understand what was happening in his world.

He took me to his workshop
He graciously invited me to his workshop.

And told his plans to me, so
He confidentially disclosed his forthcoming plans to me.

You better watch out, you better not cry
You should exercise caution and guard against emotional outbursts.

Better not pout, I'm telling you why
You should avoid sulking or expressing disappointment, and here's why.

Santa Claus is comin' to town
The great and benevolent Santa Claus is on his way.

He's making a list and checking it twice
He is carefully reviewing his list of children to determine who's been nice and who's been naughty.

Gonna find out who's naughty and nice
He will discover which children have misbehaved and which have been well-behaved.

He sees you when you're sleepin'
He is aware of your behavior even when you are asleep.

He knows when you're awake
He knows when you are alert and present.

He knows if you've been bad or good
He understands whether or not you've acted with virtue or vice.

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

With little tin horns and little toy drums
Fun and festive instruments like small brass horns and toy drums.

Rooty toot toots and rummy tum tums
Enjoyable and whimsical musical sounds made by the instruments.

And curly head dolls that toddle and coo
Cute dolls with curly hair that toddle and make soft, pleasant sounds.

Elephants, boats, and kiddie cars too
Playful and imaginative toys like toy elephants, boats, and miniature cars.

Then kids in Girl and Boy land will have a jubilee
Boys and girls in their own special world will celebrate with great joy and happiness.

They're gonna build a Toyland all around the Christmas tree
They will create a happy and magical wonderland of toys around the Christmas tree.

Now Santa is a busy man, He has no time to play
Currently, Santa Claus is occupied and industrious and cannot engage in leisure activities.

He's got millions of stockings to fill on Christmas day
He is responsible for supplying countless stockings with gifts on the day of Christmas.

You'd better write your letter now
It would be wise for you to write a letter to Santa Claus as soon as possible.

And mail it right away
Once finished, you should promptly send the letter through the post.

Because he's getting ready, His reindeer's and his sleigh. So
Because he is getting prepared for his task of gift-giving, including taking care of his team of reindeer and sleigh.