You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch
Burl Ives Lyrics

All the windows were dark
The windows of houses in Whoville were dark as people were asleep

No one knew he was here
The presence of the Grinch was not detected by any inhabitant of Whoville

All the who's
The people of Whoville

Were all dreaming
The inhabitants of Whoville were lost in dreams

Sweet dreams without care
Whovillians were enjoying peaceful dreams

You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch
The Grinch is a cruel being

You really are a heel
You are unkind and unpleasant

You're as cuddly as a cactus
The Grinch is not at all a lovable person

You're as charming as an eel
The Grinch is sly and deceitful

Mr. Grinch
A respectful or sarcastic way of addressing the Grinch

You're a bad banana
You are a thoroughly despicable person

With a greasy black peel
Your exterior is unappealing

You're a monster, Mr. Grinch
The Grinch is a repulsive creature

Your heart's an empty hole
You have no compassion or love in your heart

Your brain is full of spiders
Your mind is full of sinister thoughts

You've got garlic in your soul
You lack warmth and optimism

I wouldn't touch you
You aren't worth coming remotely close to

With a thirty-nine and-a-half foot pole
You are an utterly detestable and loathsome person

All I need is a reindeer
The Grinch is in search of a suitable reindeer

So he took his dog, Max
The Grinch took his doggy named Max

And he took some red thread
The Grinch carried with him some red thread

And he tied a big horn
A horn was attached to the head of the Grinch's dog

On the top of his head
The horn was affixed to the apex of the dog's head

Then the Grinch said "Giddap"
The Grinch commanded his doggy to move

And the sleigh started down
The sleigh began moving downhill

To the homes
The Grinch's sleigh went to every house in Whoville

Where the who's lay
The people of Whoville were sleeping in their homes

A-snooze in their town
The people of Whoville were enjoying their peaceful slumber

"This is stop number one
The house the Grinch stops at first

The old Grinchy Claus hissed
The Grinch referred to himself as the infamous Santa Claus

And he climbed to the roof
The Grinch ascended to the rooftop

Empty bags in his fist
The Grinch carried empty bags in his hands

Then he slid down the chimney
The Grinch moved into the house via its chimney

A rather tight pinch
The move was difficult due to the narrowness of the chimney

But, if Santa could do it
The Grinch compares himself to Santa Claus

Then so could the Grinch
The Grinch believes that he too could succeed like Santa did

Then he slithered and slunk
The Grinch moved with stealth and slyness

With a smile most unpleasant
The Grinch grinned with a wicked expression

Around the whole room
The Grinch took things from every nook and cranny

And he took every present
The Grinch ransacked the house and stole all the presents

Pop guns, and bicycles
Amongst the things stolen were pop guns and bicycles

Roller skates, drums
The Grinch also took away roller skates and musical instruments like drums

Checkerboards, tricycles
The Grinch had a taste for board games and children's vehicles such as tricycles

Popcorn, and plums
The Grinch found popcorn and fruit like plums inside houses, which he considered worth taking

And he stuffed them
The Grinch crammed them haphazardly

In bags
The stolen items were placed in bags

Then the Grinch
The Grinch

Very nimbly
Doing it with ease and expertise

Stuffed all the bags
The Grinch managed to load everything into his bag

One by one
The Grinch took the bags out one by one

Up the chimney
Finally the Grinch ascended via the chimney with all his loot

You're a foul one
The Grinch is a repulsive person

You're a nasty
The Grinch is rude and ill-mannered

Wasty skunk
The Grinch basically stinks

Your heart is full
This supposed heartfelt speech is just a commentary on how repugnant the Grinch is

Of unwashed socks
The Grinch's heart is like the smell of unwashed socks

Your soul
The Grinch's inner being

Is full of gunk
The Grinch is filthy both inside and out

The three words
To describe someone's character

That best describe you
The three words that can best depict the Grinch's characteristics

Are as follows
Listed sequentially as follows

And I quote
Here's what I say

"Stink. Stank. Stunk"
Smelly, disgusting, and unpleasantly notorious is what the Grinch is

You nauseate me, Mr. Grinch
The Grinch is so upsetting that the singer feels nauseated in his presence

With a nauseaus super-naus
His feeling of nausea is so strong that it's used as an adjective

You're a crooked jerky jockey
Crooked actions notwithstanding, the Grinch is still pretty stellar at riding his dog sleigh

And you drive a crooked horse
The Grinch's mode of transportation is not exactly reputable

You're
You are

A three decker saurkraut
The Grinch is perhaps the weirdest sandwich

And toadstool sandwich
This sandwich has a couple of unique ingredients

With arsenic sauce
The sauce that comes with the sandwich is deadly