You BETTER watch out!

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Santa Claus is coming to town, and he's bringing along a few friends, so we'd better figure out his intentions.

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

You better watch out!
You better not cry!
Better not pout,
I'm telling you why!
Santa Claus is coming to town!

Ah, now, we see. Santa comes with friends, but he's not friendly. He has his cohorts making demands in threatening language, telling us we'd "better" do as they say. Well, don't give in to such threats! That only encourages more of the same. In fact, Santa and his red-coated friends will not readily back down, even when confronted by resistance:

He's making a list!
And checking it twice!
Gonna find out!
Who's naughty and nice!
Santa Claus is coming to town!

We expected this, of course. When Santa and his thuggish friends see their initial threat dismissed by a confident people, they hide their dismay beneath false bravado and claim to be making a list of their friends and enemies. We, in turn, must maintain vigilance and courage!

He sees you when you're sleeping.
He knows when you're awake.
He knows if you've been bad or good,
so be good for goodness sake!

Mindless threats, this time backed up with a ludicrous claim of omniscience, as though such a groundless boast could subdue us!

Oh! You better watch out!
You better not cry!
Better not pout!
I'm telling you why!
Santa Claus is coming to town!
Santa Claus is coming to town!

Idle, repetitious threats, by now ignorable. Let us enjoy our freedom, fruit of our united vigilance, and have a safe, un-Santanic Christmas!