Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Peter Pan Singers 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 song "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" by Peter Pan Singers describes a journey to the North Pole to visit Santa Claus in his workshop. The singer shares that Santa showed him his plans for the upcoming Christmas season. The song then transitions into the well-known chorus that advises children to behave and be good because Santa Claus is watching and will be checking his list twice to find out who is naughty and nice. The final verse emphasizes the importance of writing a letter to Santa and mailing it soon, as he is a busy man with millions of stockings to fill on Christmas Day.


The song has become a holiday classic, with many covers and adaptations over the years. It was originally written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie in 1934 and was first recorded by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra the same year. Its popularity continues to this day, being performed by various artists and appearing in numerous Christmas movies, television shows, and commercials.


Line by Line Meaning

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


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


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


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, Santa Claus is comin' to town
You should be on your best behavior because Santa Claus is coming to town and he knows who's been bad or good


He's making a list and checking it twice, Gonna find out who's naughty and nice, Santa Claus is comin' to town
Santa Claus is making a list and checking it twice to see who has been good or bad


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
Santa Claus watches over you when you're asleep and knows when you're awake. He knows if you've been good or bad, so you should be good just for the sake of being good


With little tin horns and little toy drums, Rooty toot toots and rummy tum tums, Santa Claus is comin' to town
Santa Claus is bringing toys like tin horns, toy drums, and other musical instruments


And curly head dolls that toddle and coo, Elephants, boats, and kiddie cars too, Santa Claus is comin' to town
Santa Claus is also bringing dolls with curly hair, toy elephants, boats, and cars for children


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
Children all over will be filled with joy and will build a Toyland around the Christmas tree. So, you should be on your best behavior because Santa Claus is coming 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
Santa Claus is a busy man and doesn't have time to play. He has 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
You should write your letter to Santa Claus now and send it without delay because he's getting ready with his reindeer and sleigh




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: John Coots, Haven Gillespie

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