you’re a mean one Mr Grinch
You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch! is a song by Thurl Ravenscroft. It is heard in the cartoon and the film version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Lyrics[]
You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch
You really are a heel.
You're as cuddly as a cactus,
And as charming as an eel,
Mr. Grinch!
You're a bad banana,
With a greasy black peel!
You're a monster, Mr. Grinch!
Your heart's an empty hole.
Your brain is full of spiders.
You've got garlic in your soul,
Mr. Grinch!
I wouldn't touch you
With a thirty-nine and a half foot pole!
You're a vile one, Mr. Grinch!
You have termites in your smile.
You have all the tender sweetness
Of a seasick crocodile,
Mr. Grinch!
Given the choice between the two of you,
I'd take the seasick crocodile!
You're a foul one, Mr. Grinch!
You're a nasty wasty skunk!
Your heart is full of unwashed socks.
Your soul is full of gunk,
Mr. Grinch!
The three words that best describe you
Are as follows, and I quote,
Stink, stank, stunk!
You're a rotter, Mr. Grinch!
You're the king of sinful sots!
Your heart's a dead tomato,
Splotched with moldy purple spots,
Mr. Grinch!
Your soul is an appalling dump-heap,
Overflowing with the most disgraceful assortment of deplorable rubbish imaginable,
Mangled up in tangled up knots!
You nauseate me, Mr. Grinch!
With a nauseous super naus!
You're a crooked jerky jockey,
And you drive a crooked hoss,
Mr. Grinch!
You're a three-decker sauerkraut
and toadstool sandwich,
With arsenic sauce!
Trivia[]
- Although the full version of the song is never heard, the film version ends on "I'd take the seasick crocodile!"
- This song was covered for the 2000 live-action film in two versions, including one by Jim Carrey and a version titled: "Grinch 2000" by rapper Busta Rhymes and Carrey.
- It was also covered in the 2018 animated movie by rapper Tyler The Creator.
- One could also say that this tune became Dr. Seuss' first hit song due to its popularity in the special and covers by other artists.