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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ella Fitzgerald
Vocals
Frank DeVol
Conductor
Frank De Vol and His Orchestra
Orchestra
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
J. Fred Coots
Songwriter
Haven Gillespie
Songwriter
Frank DeVol
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Norman Granz
Producer
Lyrics
You better watch out, you better not cry
Don't pout, I'm tellin' you why
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
To see what I could see
He took me to his workshop and told his plans to me
So you better watch out, you better not cry
Better not pout, I'm tellin' you why
Santa Claus is comin' to town (Don't pout, I'm tellin' you)
He's making a list and checking it twice
Gonna find out who's naughty and nice
Santa Claus is comin' to town (Big, and he's watchin')
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
Oh, you better watch out, you better not cry
Better not pout, I'm tellin' you why
Santa Claus is comin' to town
With little tin horns and little toy guns
And rooty-toot-toots and rummy-tum-tums
Santa Claus is comin' to town
Look at that crazy red suit
Curly haired dolls that cuddle and coo
And elephant guns and kiddy cars too
Santa Claus is comin' to town right, right red right
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
Oh, you better watch out, you better not cry
Better not pout, I'm tellin' you why ('Cause Santa)
Is comin' to town (Oh, Santa)
Get rid of that frown
'Cause Santa Claus is comin' to town (Don't pout, tellin' you why)
It's in the bag
Written by: Haven Gillespie, J. Fred Coots