Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town (The Original Story - 1970)

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(Music starts: Upbeat, driving rhythm with a prominent bass line and bell accompaniment.)

[VERSE 1] (Narrator with a sax flourish after the title)
You better listen up, you better check it twice
I'm gonna tell ya how he earned his stripes
Was a wee young babe, abandoned by a sled On a Sombertown doorstep, the story goes said! The Burgermeister Meisterburger, he tried to send him away But the wind took that baby to the mountains that day! The Kringle elves, they found him, they raised him with cheer Named him Kris Kringle, with no room for fear!

[PRE-CHORUS] (Building intensity) Oh, I'm tellin' ya, kids, this is how it all went down! From a foundling up high, to the man in the gown!

[CHORUS] (Full energy, sing-along style)
You better watch out! You better not cry! Better not pout! I'm tellin' you why! 'Cause Kris Kringle is comin' to town! Yeah, he's breakin' the ban, he's bringin' the toys, To Sombertown children, to make a joyful noise! Kris Kringle is comin' to town!

[VERSE 2] (Slightly slower, punchier rhythm) He grew up makin' toys, but the town was in shade 'Cause the Burgermeister tripped, and the ban had been made! "No dolls! No trains! No rocking horse ride!" But Kris and his penguin, Topper, they wouldn't hide! He met Miss Jessica, the teacher, she helped him to plan, They snuck 'em right in, right under the man! But the tyrant was angry, he sent his police They caught young Kris and that little flightless piece!

[PRE-CHORUS] (Building intensity) Oh, they threw him in the dungeon, where the snow never fell! But listen to the next part of the story I tell!

[CHORUS] (full energy, sing-along style)
You better watch out! You better not cry! Better not pout! I'm tellin' you why! 'Cause Kris Kringle is comin' to town! Yeah, he's breakin' the ban, he's bringin' the toys, To Sombertown children, to make a joyful noise! Kris Kringle is comin' to town!

[BRIDGE] (spoken word part, over a gentle, sustained chord) Wait a minute, wait a minute! You think that's the end? No! There's one more guy who became his best friend! The Winter Warlock! Big, scary, and cold... But Kris gave him a train, and the story unfolds! He melted the ice, changed his ways, said "I'm through!" Now the Warlock's on the team, and he's lookin' for you! (Music swells) So the Burgermeister sealed every door and every pane, Said, "Try to get in, Kringle, I swear it's in vain!" But Kris had a trick! Yeah, he found a new way! Through the chimney! Down the flue! That's how we do it today! (Music kicks back in fast!)

[GUITAR SOLO / SAX SOLO] (Epic, rock-and-roll solo over a driving chord progression)

[OUTRO/VAMP] (Repetitive, fading out) He grew a white beard, yeah, he changed his own name! He married Miss Jessica, and they flew past the frame! With the magical corn, and the reindeer who fly! They moved to the North Pole, beneath the cold sky! (Narrator) And the Burgermeister, he faded out, yeah! Santa Claus is comin' to town! (Fast fade with final crash and bell.)

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(Music starts: Upbeat, driving rhythm with a prominent bass line and bell accompaniment.) [VERSE 1] (Narrator with a sax flourish after the title) You better listen up, you better check it twice I'm gonna tell ya how he earned his stripes Was a wee young babe, abandoned by a sled On a Sombertown doorstep, the story goes said! The Burgermeister Meisterburger, he tried to send him away But the wind took that baby to the mountains that day! The Kringle elves, they found him, they raised him with cheer Named him Kris Kringle, with no room for fear! [PRE-CHORUS] (Building intensity) Oh, I'm tellin' ya, kids, this is how it all went down! From a foundling up high, to the man in the gown! [CHORUS] (Full energy, sing-along style) You better watch out! You better not cry! Better not pout! I'm tellin' you why! 'Cause Kris Kringle is comin' to town! Yeah, he's breakin' the ban, he's bringin' the toys, To Sombertown children, to make a joyful noise! Kris Kringle is comin' to town! [VERSE 2] (Slightly slower, punchier rhythm) He grew up makin' toys, but the town was in shade 'Cause the Burgermeister tripped, and the ban had been made! "No dolls! No trains! No rocking horse ride!" But Kris and his penguin, Topper, they wouldn't hide! He met Miss Jessica, the teacher, she helped him to plan, They snuck 'em right in, right under the man! But the tyrant was angry, he sent his police They caught young Kris and that little flightless piece! [PRE-CHORUS] (Building intensity) Oh, they threw him in the dungeon, where the snow never fell! But listen to the next part of the story I tell! [CHORUS] (full energy, sing-along style) You better watch out! You better not cry! Better not pout! I'm tellin' you why! 'Cause Kris Kringle is comin' to town! Yeah, he's breakin' the ban, he's bringin' the toys, To Sombertown children, to make a joyful noise! Kris Kringle is comin' to town! [BRIDGE] (spoken word part, over a gentle, sustained chord) Wait a minute, wait a minute! You think that's the end? No! There's one more guy who became his best friend! The Winter Warlock! Big, scary, and cold... But Kris gave him a train, and the story unfolds! He melted the ice, changed his ways, said "I'm through!" Now the Warlock's on the team, and he's lookin' for you! (Music swells) So the Burgermeister sealed every door and every pane, Said, "Try to get in, Kringle, I swear it's in vain!" But Kris had a trick! Yeah, he found a new way! Through the chimney! Down the flue! That's how we do it today! (Music kicks back in fast!) [GUITAR SOLO / SAX SOLO] (Epic, rock-and-roll solo over a driving chord progression) [OUTRO/VAMP] (Repetitive, fading out) He grew a white beard, yeah, he changed his own name! He married Miss Jessica, and they flew past the frame! With the magical corn, and the reindeer who fly! They moved to the North Pole, beneath the cold sky! (Narrator) And the Burgermeister, he faded out, yeah! Santa Claus is comin' to town! (Fast fade with final crash and bell.)

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