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J. Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie, "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
You better not shout, you better not cry
Original Lyrics:
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/

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