Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
Pop Idol 2 feat. Sam 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 Comin' to Town" by Pop Idol 2 feat. Sam is a classic Christmas track that is loved by people of all ages. The song begins with the singer telling about his recent trip to the North Pole to spend his holiday with Santa Claus. He then goes on to warn the children that they better behave themselves as Santa Claus is coming to town and he's checking his list twice to find out who's been naughty and nice. The singer further emphasizes that Santa Claus knows all about their behavior—whether they are sleeping, awake, been bad or good. Therefore, they should all be good for goodness sake if they want to receive gifts from Santa Claus.


The chorus is repeated twice in the song, highlighting the message of the song, which is to remind children and adults about Santa's goodwill when it comes to gift-giving during Christmas. The song also features several toys that kids are excited about, such as little tin horns, little toy drums, elephants, boats, and kiddie cars, among others. The singer suggests that when Santa Claus comes to town, toyland would be built around the Christmas tree and would bring joy to all the children in Girl and Boy land, symbolizing the magic of Christmas.


Line by Line Meaning

I just came back from a lovely trip along the Milky Way
I recently returned from a beautiful journey through space


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


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 brought me to 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 behave and not cry or pout because Santa Claus is coming 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
Santa is keeping track of who is naughty and nice and will find out when he comes to town


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
Santa knows everything about you, including when you sleep and if you've been good or bad, so be good 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
There will be festive music and toys when Santa Claus comes to town


And curly head dolls that toddle and coo, elephants, boats, and kiddie cars too. Santa Claus is comin' to town
There will be a variety of toys, including dolls, elephants, boats, and cars, when Santa comes


Then kids in Girl and Boy land will have a jubilee, they're gonna build a Toyland all around the Christmas tree
Children will have a celebration and create a Toyland around the Christmas tree


Now Santa is a busy man, he has no time to play. He's got millions of stockings to fill on Christmas day
Santa is very busy and has a lot of work to do on Christmas by filling stockings for millions of children


You'd better write your letter now, and mail it right away. Because he's getting ready, his reindeer and his sleigh. So
If you want a present from Santa, you should write your letter and mail it quickly because he is getting ready to fly his reindeer and sleigh


You better watch out, you better not cry, better not pout, I'm telling you why. Santa Claus is comin' to town
You should behave and not cry or pout because Santa Claus is coming to town


With little tin horns and little toy drums, rooty toot toots and rummy tum tums. Santa Claus is comin' to town
There will be festive music and toys when Santa Claus comes to town


And curly head dolls that toddle and coo, elephants, boats, and kiddie cars too. Santa Claus is comin' to town
There will be a variety of toys, including dolls, elephants, boats, and cars, when Santa comes


Then kids in Girl and Boy land will have a jubilee, they're gonna build a Toyland all around the Christmas tree
Children will have a celebration and create a Toyland around the Christmas tree


You better watch out, you better not cry, better not pout, I'm telling you why. Santa Claus is comin' to town
You should behave and not cry or pout because Santa Claus is coming to town




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

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