[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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You better watch out, you'd better not cry,
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you'd better not pout, I'm telling you why,
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Santa Claus is coming to town. (Gather 'round)
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He's making a list and checking it twice,
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gonna find out who's naughty and nice, Santa Claus is coming to town.

[Bridge 1]
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He sees you when you're sleeping, and he knows when you're awake
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he knows if you've been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake. Oh
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you'd better watch out, you'd better not cry,
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you'd better not pout I'm telling you why, Santa Claus is coming to town.

[Verse 2]
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With little tin horns and little toy drums,
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with root-ti-toot-toots and rummy-tum-tums.
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Santa Claus is coming to town.
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And curley-haired dolls that cuddle and coo,
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elephants, boats and kiddy-cars too.
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Santa Claus is coming to town.

[Bridge 1]
    F                                                       F7
He sees you when you're sleeping, and he knows when you're awake
     D7                 G                  D7                G     G7
he knows if you've been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake. Oh
      C                       F
you'd better watch out, you'd better not cry,
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you'd better not pout I'm telling you why, Santa Claus is coming to town.

[Verse 2]
       C                  F
With little tin horns and little toy drums,
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with root-ti-toot-toots and rummy-tum-tums.
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Santa Claus is coming to town.
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And curley-haired dolls that cuddle and coo,
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elephants, boats and kiddy-cars too.
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Santa Claus is coming to town.

[Bridge 2/Coda]
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The kids in girl and boy town - will have a jubilee
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they're gonna build a toy land town - all around the christmas tree, so
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you better watch out, you'd better not cry
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you'd better not pout I'm telling you why.
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Santa Claus is coming
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Santa Claus is coming
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Santa Claus is coming
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You mean the big fat man with the long white beard?
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He's comin' to town.

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