Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
Wayne Newton 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 Wayne Newton's song Santa Claus Is Coming To Town opens with the singer describing his trip along the Milky Way, where he makes a stopover at the North Pole to spend a holiday. He then decides to pay a visit to Santa Claus and his workshop to see what's happening. Santa Claus reveals his plans to the singer, and that's when he starts to warn the children about keeping good behavior because Santa Claus is coming to town. The chorus urges children to watch out, not to cry, and not to pout because Santa Claus is coming to town, making a list of the nice and naughty children and checking it twice.


The song mentions some of the toys that the children could receive, such as little tin horns, little toy drums, curly head dolls that toddle and coo, elephants, boats, and kiddie cars too. The end of the lyric suggests that kids in Girl and Boy land will have a jubilee celebration, building a Toyland all around the Christmas tree. The second verse explains that Santa Claus is a busy man, having no time to play as he has millions of stockings to fill on Christmas day. He encourages children to write their letters and mail them right away, and he's getting ready with his reindeer’s and his sleigh.


Overall, the song is essentially about spreading the joy of the holiday season and the importance of children's good behavior to receive their gifts from Santa Claus.


Line by Line Meaning

I just came back from a lovely trip along the Milky Way
After a wondrous journey through the Milky Way, I stopped by the North Pole to enjoy the holiday season.


Stopped off at the North Pole to spend a holiday
I visited the North Pole to celebrate the festive season.


I called on dear old Santa Claus
I paid a visit to the venerable Santa Claus.


To see what I could see
I wanted to observe everything that was happening.


He took me to his workshop
Santa Claus kindly showed me his workshop.


And told his plans to me, so
He then shared his plans with me.


You better watch out, you better not cry
Be on your best behaviour or you will regret it.


Better not pout, I'm telling you why
Don't be grumpy or you'll miss out.


Santa Claus is comin' to town
Get ready, because Santa Claus is on his way.


He's making a list and checking it twice
He's keeping a list and checking it twice to determine who has been good or bad.


Gonna find out who's naughty and nice
He'll discover who's naughty and who's nice.


He sees you when you're sleepin'
Santa Claus is aware when you're asleep.


He knows when you're a wake
And he knows when you're awake.


He knows if you've been bad or good
He also knows if you've been bad or good.


So be good for goodness sake
Therefore, be a good person just because it’s the right thing to do.


Oh! You better watch out, you better not cry
I'm warning you again to be good, and not to cry or pout.


With little tin horns and little toy drums
There will be plenty of small musical toys, like tin horns and drums.


Rooty toot toots and rummy tum tums
There will be plenty of musical instruments, including brass flow instruments and rhythmic drums.


And curly head dolls that toddle and coo
There will be dolls with curly hair who toddle and coo.


Elephants, boats, and kiddie cars too
And other toys like elephants, boats, and kiddie cars will be among the gifts.


Then kids in Girl and Boy land will have a jubilee
Children in girl and boy land will be overjoyed with gifts.


They're gonna build a Toyland all around the Christmas tree
They'll create a Toyland all around the Christmas tree.


Now Santa is a busy man, He has no time to play
Santa Claus is very busy and has no time to spare.


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


You'd better write your letter now
Get your Christmas list in now.


And mail it right away
Send it off quickly.


Because he's getting ready
Because Santa Claus is preparing for his big night.


His reindeer's and his sleigh. So
He's preparing his sleigh and reindeer for Christmas Eve.


Get ready, because Santa Claus is on his way.
So, prepare yourself, because Santa Claus is coming.




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

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