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"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
Engines and boats and kitty cats, too!
Elephants, boats and kiddie cars, too.
Not a "Traditional" song, contrary to what other submitters have sent in. It was written in 1934 by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie. (And it's been re-recorded by numerous other performers since then.)
"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
He know when you've been frightful
And he laughs when you're awake.
He knows when you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake
Don't ask me how I got that. I was just way too young.
"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
He'll seize you when you're sleeping.
He sees you when you're sleeping.
"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
He's making a list, chicken and rice
He's making a list and checking it twice
"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
It's bacon and lips
Chicken and rice
Come to find out, he's nutty, all right.
He's making a list
He's checking it twice
He's gonna find out who's naughty and nice
"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
Santa Claus is calming you down.
Santa Claus is coming to town.
"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
Santa Claus is hunting you down.
Santa Claus is coming to town.
"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
Santa Claus is mowing, my lawn
Santa Claus is coming, to town
"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
Who's snoring at night?
Who's naughty and nice.
"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
You better not shout, you better not cry
You better watch out, you better not cry
Linguistic commentary on this mondegreen at http://literalminded.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/you-better-not-shout/
"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Curley head dolls and toddle-lamb-coons
Curley haired dolls that toddle and coo.
I also thought that kiddie cars were 'kitty cars'
"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Elephant spokes and kiddy cars too.
Elephants, boats and kiddy cars too.
"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Elephants, boats and kitty costumes
Elephants, boats and kiddie cars, too.
"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
He knows when you've been batter good
So be good for goodness sake
He knows when you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake
"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
They're gonna build a toilet all around the Christmas tree.
They're gonna build a toyland all around the Christmas tree.
"Santa Claus is Coming to Town"
You better not shout
You better watch out
Actually, both are correct, just in different places.
