He knows if you've been bad or good, so ...

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Well before the internet American children grew up internalizing the external eye. Perhaps this particular case wasn't really a threat. Even if it was, it was relatively benign. On the whole, though being bad or good was something that could be judged throughout the year it was only at a specific time of the year when kids had to be particularly careful.

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Go to: Ain't no need to hide, ain't no need to run.