Album: How The Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)

Charted: 31

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• 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 apalling 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! Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 16

• Steve from Whittier, CaFa Hoo Forays may be an in reference to veteran voice actress June Foray who did a cameo as Cindy Lou (before Gossip Girl Taylor Momsen played her later.)
• Tony from Vero Beach, FlA big, Bartholomew Cubbins "hat's off" to Dave of Edmonton for knowing that Thurl Ravenscroft was the singer of "Grim Grinning Ghosts"! (His face can be seen on one of the graveyard busts in the Haunted Mansion.) He was also the founder of the Mellomen, a vocal quartet that backed many singers - including Elvis! One of his last movie gigs was as the voice of Kirby the vacuum cleaner in the "Brave Little Toaster" series of films.
• Breanna from Henderson, NvI love this song! I get called the Grinch at times so I always hum this song when I get called that. Great song.
• Mary from Phoenix, AzOkay...I found the song: "Welcome Christmas" from the Grinch cartoon. I will submit the song along with the lyrics.
• Curt from Warren, Oh I thought the lyrics went as follows " You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch. You're a mean and nasty heel !!!!!! " But in the lyrics I received from you it reads " You really are a heel. Which one is correct. I am confused, and I would be grateful to you if you could find out if my brother and I are correct. Could someone help me?
• Caitlin from Upper Township, NjGrinch is an american classic! my favorite christmas movie!!!!!
• Wik from Brooklyn, NyMan, and I thought that that the 'Christmas Song' were full of made-up lyrics. Way to go, Dr. Geisel! A piece of roast beast of thanks to you for rediscovering the town Hu.
• Claire from Oak Ridge, TnRon Howard, you screwed up this story big time!
• K from Princeton, NjFor the background and lyrics to this song, go here:
  
  http://burtcom.com/kwantem/hu/
  
  It's an amazing story.
• Steve from Fullerton, CaI had the pleaseure of meeting the man at St. Jude hospital in Fullerton, CA, in either '89 or '90, what a wonderful person Thurl was. Even after his procedure, he entertained a dozen or so of us with his many voices and stories while in the recovery and waiting rooms. He was truly a fun-loving person who will never be forgotten.
• Laura from Eatontown, NjIf you have ever heard the rock version of this song, it was recorded by New Jersey's own Whirling Dervishes, an alt-rock band from Westfield that was big locally through the late 80s-early 90s. Although some of the members have been replaced and the group is now known as Everlounge, you can usually count on them to pull out "You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch" around the holidays during their live shows. I highly recommend you find the EP containing the song; you can sometimes pick it up from Amazon or on eBay (where as of this writing, 12/4/05, there are at least three copies listed for sale).
• Brandon from Ocala, FlThurl has been a staple for Disney Character Voices almost since its inception. Unfortunately we lost him in 2005. I had written to him as a teen, and he sent out a head shot--and signed it as Tony the Tiger. What a truly great man. You can hear him all over the Disney theme parks and movies...keep an ear out!
• Robert from Puyallup, WaThe lyrics to the Who's Christmas song, as near as I can figure are:
  
  Da-Who Dorays
  Fa-Who Forays
  Welcome Christmas
  Come this way
  
  Da-Who Dorays
  Fa-Who Forays
  Welcome Christmas
  Christmas Day
  
  Welcome Christmas
  Fa-Who Ramus
  Welcome Christmas
  Da-Who Damus
  Christmas day is in our grasp
  So long as we have hands to clasp
  
  Fa-Who Forays
  Da-Who Dorays
  Welcome Christmas
  Bring your cheer
  
  Fa-Who Forays
  Da-Who Dorays
  To all the Whos
  Both far and near
  
  Welcome Christmas
  Fa-Who Ramus
  Welcome Christmas
  Da-Who Damus
  Christmas Day will always be
  Just as long as we have we
  
  Fa-Who Forays
  Da-Who Dorays
  Welcome Christmas
  While we stand
  
  Fa-Who Forays
  Da-Who Dorays
  Heart to heart
  And hand in hand
  
  Welcome Christmas
  Christmas Day!
• Teri from Albany, NyI am searching for the lyrics to the "Who Song" that is sung at the end of the video. Thanks in advance for the help!!
• Matt from Atlanta, GaAlbert Hague (composer of the music) was later famous as Prof. Benjamin Shorofsky, one of the teachers in the movie and TV series FAME (about NYC's School of the Performing Arts).
• Dave from Edmonton, CanadaThurl Ravenscroft can be seen as one of the ghostly heads singing in the Haunted Mansion at Disney World. He sings the Mansion's theme song, "Grim Grinning Ghosts".

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