Santa Claus is coming to town
John Frederick Coots/ Haven Gillespie

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Oh you (A) better watch out you (D) better not cry

You (A) better not pout I’m (D) telling you why

(A) Santa Claus is (E7) coming to (A) town (E7)


He’s (A) making a list and (D) checking it twice

He’s (A) gonna find out who’s (D) naughty and nice

(A) Santa Claus is (E7) coming to (A) town


He (Em) sees you (A7) when your (D) sleeping

He (Em) knows when (A) you’re (D) awake

He (B7) knows if you’ve been (E7) bad or good

So be (B7) good for good next (E7) sake


You (A) better watch out you (D) better not cry

You (A) better not pout I’m (D) telling you why

(A) Santa Claus is (E7) coming to (A) town


With little tin horns and (D) little toy drums

Rooty toot toot and (D) rummy tum tum
(A) Santa Claus is (E7) coming to (A) town

Curly head dolls that (D) cuddle and coo

(A) Elephants boats and (D) kiddie cars too
(A) Santa Claus is (E7) coming to (A) town


The (Em) kids in (A7) girls and (D) boy land

Will (Em) have a (A7) jubi(D)lee

(B7) They’re gonna build a (E7) Christmas town

All (B7) around that Christmas (E7) tree


Oh you (A) better watch out you (D) better not cry

You (A) better not pout I’m (D) telling you why

(A) Santa Claus is (E7) coming to (A) town