Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
Eddy Arnold Lyrics


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I just came back from a lovely trip along the Milky Way
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, so

[Chorus]
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 a wake
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

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
Then kids in Girl and Boy land will have a jubilee
They're gonna build a Toyland 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

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 reindeer's and his sleigh. So

[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
Then kids in Girl and Boy land will have a jubilee
They're gonna build a Toyland 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

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Eddy Arnold's song Santa Claus Is Coming to Town describe a person who has just returned from a trip across the Milky Way and decided to stop by at the North pole to spend a holiday. While there, the person visits Santa Claus in his workshop and Santa tells them about his plans. The chorus warns the listener to behave because Santa Claus is coming to town and he's making a list and checking it twice to know who is naughty and who is nice. He knows when we are sleeping, awake, and whether we have been good or bad, so we should be good for goodness's sake. The second verse of the song describes the various toys Santa Claus is bringing with him to town such as little tin horns, toy drums, rooty toot toots, Rummy tum tums, curly head dolls, elephants, boats, and kiddie cars. The song ends with the reminder to send Santa Claus a letter early, as he is a busy man, and needs enough time to prepare his sleigh and reindeer for Christmas day.


Line by Line Meaning

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


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


I called on dear old Santa Claus to see what I could see
I visited Santa Claus to see what he was up to


He took me to his workshop and told his plans to me, so
He showed me around his workshop and shared his plans with me


You better watch out, you better not cry, better not pout, I'm telling you why
You should be on your best behavior because I have a good reason to tell you


Santa Claus is comin' to town
Santa Claus is going to arrive soon


He's making a list and checking it twice, gonna find out who's naughty or nice
He is creating a list and checking it twice to see who has been bad or good


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
He observes you while you are asleep and awake, and he knows if you have been bad or good, so you should behave well


With little tin horns and little toy drums, rooty toot toots and rummy tum tums
Children will have fun playing with small musical instruments and toys


And curly head dolls that toddle and coo, elephants, boats, and kiddie cars too
They will also enjoy playing with dolls, toy animals, boats, and cars


Then kids in Girl and Boy land will have a jubilee, they're gonna build a Toyland all around the Christmas tree
Children everywhere will be thrilled and happy, and they will build a magical toy world around their Christmas tree


Now Santa is a busy man, he has no time to play
Santa is very busy and doesn't have time for games


He's got millions of stockings to fill on Christmas day
He needs to fill millions of stockings on Christmas Day


You'd better write your letter now and mail it right away, because he's getting ready, his reindeer and his sleigh, so
You should write your letter to Santa as soon as possible and send it right away because he is preparing his sleigh and reindeer to depart




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Written by: John Coots, Haven Gillespie

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