Standard (EADGBE)

You better watch out, you better not cry,

 you better not frown I'm telling you why, santa claus is coming to town.

 He's making a list and checking it twice,

gonna find out who's naughty and nice, santa clause is coming to town.

 He sees you when your sleeping ,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,

 you better not frown im telling you why, santa claus is coming to town.

Verse 2

 With little tin horns and little toy drums,

 with root-ti-toot-toots and rumpey-tum-tums

 santa claus is coming to town.

 And curley-haired dolls to cuddle and coo,

 elaphants, boats and kiddles cars too,

santa claus is coming to town.

 The kids in girl and boy town - will have a jubblee

 they're gonna bulid a toy land town - all around the christmas tree, so

 you better watch out, you better not cry

 you better not frown I'm telling you why.

 santa claus is coming to town.