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written by: J Fred Coots & Haven Gillespie
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You better watch out, better not cry,
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better not pout, I'm telling you why;
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Santa Claus is coming to town.
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He's making a list, checking it twice,
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gonna find out who's naughty or nice;
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Santa Claus is coming to town.
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He see's you when you're sleeping.
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He know's when you're awake.
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He know's if you've been bad or good,
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so be good for goodness sake!
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Oh, you better watch out, better not cry,
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better not pout, I'm telling you why;
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Santa Claus is Coming to Town.
This song caught on quickly. First performed on Eddie Cantor's radio
show in november 1934, the next day 100,000 orders for sheet music
came in. By Christmas, over 400,000 copies were sold.
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