Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Burl Ives
Burl Ives
Performer
Owen Bradley
Owen Bradley
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
J. Fred Coots
J. Fred Coots
Songwriter
Haven Gillespie
Haven Gillespie
Songwriter
Owen Bradley
Owen Bradley
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Milt Gabler
Milt Gabler
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Hey, I just came back from a lovely trip along the Milky Way
I stopped off at the North Pole to spend the holiday
I called on dear old Santa Claus
Just to see what I could see
And you know, he took me to his workshop
And he told his plans to me
[Verse 2]
So, you better watch out, and you better not cry
And you better not pout, and I'm tellin' you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
[Verse 3]
He's makin' a list, he's checkin' it twice
Gonna find out who's naughty and who's nice
Santa Claus is coming to town
[Verse 4]
He sees you when you're sleepin'
And he knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake
[Verse 5]
Oh, you better watch out, and you better not cry
And you better not pout, and I'm tellin' you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
[Verse 6]
With little tin horns and little toy drums
Rooty-toots-toots and rummy-tum-tums
Santa Claus is coming to town
[Verse 7]
And curly head dolls that toddle and coo
Elephants, boats, and kiddie cars too
Santa Claus is coming to town
[Verse 8]
The kids in girls and boy land will have a jubilee
They're gonna build a toy-land town all around the Christmas tree
[Verse 9]
So you better watch out, and you better not cry
And you better not pout, and I'm tellin' you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is comin'
Santa Claus is coming to town
Written by: Haven Gillespie, J. Fred Coots
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