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{{song|image=Song-YoureAMeanOne.jpg|caption=|writer={{W|Albert Hague}}|composer=|lyricist={{W|Dr. Seuss}}|date=1966|publisher=|specials=''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas!]]''<br>"[[A Very Glee Christmas]]"}}
 
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'''"{{PAGENAME}}"''' is a song whose music was written by {{W|Albert Hague}} and lyrics penned by {{W|Dr. Seuss}} for [[How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)|the 1966 animated adaptation]] of Seuss' storybook ''{{W|How the Grinch Stole Christmas!}}'' This song has been a classic favorite of all [[The Grinch|Grinch]] fans everywhere. Made popular by the late Thurl Ravenscroft (best known for his vocal talents as {{W|Frosted Flakes}} mascot {{W|Tony the Tiger}}), it made its mark with children and the young at heart who still remember the classic Dr. Seuss character. The song was originally going to be sung by Boris Karloff, but instead sung by Thurl Ravenscroft, due to Karloff's only narration.
 
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|composer={{W|Albert Hague}}
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|lyricist={{W|Dr. Seuss}}
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|date=1966}}
 
"'''{{PAGENAME}}'''" is a song whose music was composed by {{W|Albert Hague}} and lyrics written by {{W|Dr. Seuss}} for [[How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)|the 1966 animated adaptation]] of Seuss' storybook ''{{W|How the Grinch Stole Christmas!}}'' This song has been a classic favorite of all [[The Grinch|Grinch]] fans everywhere. Made popular by the late Thurl Ravenscroft (best known for his vocal talents as {{W|Frosted Flakes}} mascot {{W|Tony the Tiger}}), it made its mark with children and the young at heart who still remember the classic Dr. Seuss character. The song was originally going to be sung by Boris Karloff, but instead sung by Thurl Ravenscroft, due to Karloff's only narration.
   
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On {{W|Radio Disney}}, a rock version of the song (performed by Korn) used to be played during the [[Christmas]] holidays.
In [[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (movie)|the live-action movie adaptation]], {{W|Jim Carrey}} sang his own rendition, and on {{W|Radio Disney}}, a rock version of the song (performed by Korn) used to be played during the [[Christmas]] holidays. More recently, "[[A Very Glee Christmas]]" featured {{W|k.d. lang}} performing the song alongside the cast of ''Glee''. Parody versions of the song appeared in ''{{W|Freakazoid!}}'' (in the episode "The Freakazoid", during a crime spree by the Lobe), ''[[The Simpsons]]'' (in "[['Tis the Fifteenth Season]]") and ''{{W|ER (TV series)|ER}}'' (in "[[How the Finch Stole Christmas]]").
 
   
 
Parody versions of the song appeared in ''{{W|Freakazoid!}}'' (in the episode "The Freakazoid", during a crime spree by the Lobe), ''[[The Simpsons]]'' (in "[['Tis the Fifteenth Season]]") and ''{{W|ER (TV series)|ER}}'' (in "[[How the Finch Stole Christmas]]").
== Album releases ==
 
* ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)#Soundtrack release|How the Grinch Stole Christmas!]]''
 
* ''[[Nick at Nite: A Classic Cartoon Christmas]]''
 
* ''[[Glee: The Music, the Christmas Album]]''
 
   
== Lyrics ==
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==Lyrics==
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===Original version===
   
 
Dr. Seuss wanted to make certain that the Grinch was not to be liked, even though he was the main character in the story, so he thought up the most disgusting descriptions about him. The song plays in three parts in the animated cartoon.
 
Dr. Seuss wanted to make certain that the Grinch was not to be liked, even though he was the main character in the story, so he thought up the most disgusting descriptions about him. The song plays in three parts in the animated cartoon.
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The first two verses are played when the Grinch is creating his Santa suit:
 
The first two verses are played when the Grinch is creating his Santa suit:
   
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<poem>
:You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch
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You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch
:You really are a heel
 
:You're as cuddly as a cactus
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You really are a heel
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You're as cuddly as a cactus
:And as charming as an eel, Mr. Gri-inch...
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And as charming as an eel, Mr. Gri-inch…
:You're a bad banana with a greasy black peel.
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You're a bad banana with a… greasy black peel!
   
:You're a monster, Mr. Grinch
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You're a monster, Mr. Grinch
:Your heart's an empty hole
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Your heart's an empty hole
:Your brain is full of spiders
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Your brain is full of spiders
:You've got garlic in your soul, Mr. Gri-inch...
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You've got garlic in your soul, Mr. Gri-inch…
:I wouldn't touch you with a 39½-foot pole!
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I wouldn't touch you with a… 39½-foot pole!
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</poem>
   
 
The second two verses are played when he is in the first of the Whos' houses.
 
The second two verses are played when he is in the first of the Whos' houses.
   
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<poem>
:You're a vile one, Mr. Grinch
 
:You have termites in your smile
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You're a vile one, Mr. Grinch
:You have all the tender sweetness
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You have termites in your smile
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You have all the tender sweetness
:Of a seasick crocodile, Mr. Gri-inch...
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Of a seasick crocodile, Mr. Gri-inch…
:Given the choice between the two of you,
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Given the choice between the two of you,
:I'd take the seasick crocodile!
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I'd take the seasick crocodile!
   
:You're a rotter, Mr. Grinch
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You're a rotter, Mr. Grinch
:You're the King of Sinful Sots
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You're the King of Sinful Sots
:Your heart's a dead tomato splotch
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Your heart's a dead tomato splotch
:With moldy purple spots, Mr. Gri-inch...
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With moldy purple spots, Mr. Gri-inch…
:You're a three-decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwich with arsenic sauce!
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You're a three-decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwich… with arsenic sauce!
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</poem>
   
 
The last two verses play later, as the Grinch continues his theft spree through the other Whos' houses.
 
The last two verses play later, as the Grinch continues his theft spree through the other Whos' houses.
   
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<poem>
:You nauseate me, Mr. Grinch
 
 
You nauseate me, Mr. Grinch
:With a nauseous super "Naus"
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With a nauseous super "Naus"
:You're a crooked, jerky jockey
 
:And you drive a crooked "Hoss", Mr. Gri-inch...
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You're a crooked, jerky jockey
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And you drive a crooked "Hoss", Mr. Gri-inch…
:Your soul is an appalling dung heap,
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Your soul is an appalling dung heap,
:Overflowing with the most disgraceful assortment of rubbish imaginable,
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Overflowing with the most disgraceful assortment of rubbish imaginable,
:Mangled up in tangled-up knots!
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Mangled up in tangled-up knots!
   
:You're a foul one, Mr. Grinch
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You're a foul one, Mr. Grinch
:You're a nasty-wasty skunk
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You're a nasty-wasty skunk
:Your heart is full of unwashed socks
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Your heart is full of unwashed socks
:Your soul is full of gunk, Mr. Gri-inch...
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Your soul is full of gunk, Mr. Gri-inch...
:The three words that best describe you are as follows, and I quote:
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The three words that best describe you are as follows, and I quote:
:"Stink... stank... stunk!"
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"Stink… stank… stunk!"
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</poem>
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The version of the song featured on the adjacent album release rearranges the order of the lyrics in the later three verses. Verses four and five have their last lines switched around, and also, the fourth verse switches places entirely with the sixth verse. Also, the "most disgraceful assortment of rubbish imaginable" line is modified to say "assortment of ''deplorable'' rubbish".
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In the 2000 adaptation, the song ends on the "seasick crocodile" line.
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===2018 version===
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This is performed at the beginning of the movie in the protagonist's (and his dog Max's) introduction scene. The lyric video interprets it with scenes from the movie, promotional animations, and the characteristics about the protagonist himself.
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[[File:Dr. Seuss' The Grinch - ("You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" Lyric Video) HD|thumb|right|250 px|Lyric Video for the 2018 version, performed by Tyler, the Creator]]
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<poem>
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You're themmean one
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You real-ly are a Hee-eeee-el
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You're as cud-dlynas a cac-tus
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You're charm-ingmas an ee-llll-l
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:Mr. Grinch
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You're a bad ba-na-na
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:Mr. Grinch
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With a gree-sy black pe-eeee-el
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You're a vi-le one
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You're got ter-mites in your smi-iiii-ile
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You have all thenten-der sweet-ness
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of a sea-sick croc-o-dile
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:Mr. Grinch
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You're a foul one
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Friends, you don't have none
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I wouldn't touch
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you with a 39½ foot po-ooo-ole
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You're a monster
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Your heart's an empty hole
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You have gar-rrrr--lic
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:You have garlic
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in-nnnn your soul-llll
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:You have garlic in your soul
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All them smiles homie, I turn 'em frowns
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All them de-cor-ations, I tear 'em down
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You cannask MaxI don't play a-round
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:A-yo
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TBF…
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</poem>
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==Album releases==
 
* ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)#Soundtrack release|How the Grinch Stole Christmas!]]'' (1966)
 
* ''[[Nick at Nite: A Classic Cartoon Christmas]]''
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* ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]'': Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2000)
 
* ''[[Glee: The Music, the Christmas Album]]''
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* ''[[Kidz Bop Christmas]]''
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* ''[[The Grinch (2018 movie)|The Grinch]]'': Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2018)
   
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==Appearances==
Notably, the version of the song featured on the adjacent album release rearranges the order of the lyrics in the later three verses. Verses four and five have their last lines switched around, and also, the fourth verse switches places entirely with the sixth verse. Also, the closing lines of the fifth verse are modified to "most disgraceful assortment of ''deplorable'' rubbish imaginable."
 
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*''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas!]]'' (1966)
[[Category:Songs]]
 
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*''[[Home Alone]]'' (1990) - Under the title of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"
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*''[[The Grinch (2000)|The Grinch]]'' (2000) - Performed by [[Jim Carrey]]
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*''glee'': "[[A Very Glee Christmas]]" - Performed by {{w|k.d. Lang}} alongside the series' cast
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*[[The Grinch (2018 movie)|Dr. Seuss' ''The Grinch'']] (2018) - Performed by {{w|Tyler, the Creator}}
 
[[Category:Villain songs]]

Revision as of 20:38, 13 July 2020

"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" is a song whose music was composed by Albert Hague and lyrics written by Dr. Seuss for the 1966 animated adaptation of Seuss' storybook How the Grinch Stole Christmas! This song has been a classic favorite of all Grinch fans everywhere. Made popular by the late Thurl Ravenscroft (best known for his vocal talents as Frosted Flakes mascot Tony the Tiger), it made its mark with children and the young at heart who still remember the classic Dr. Seuss character. The song was originally going to be sung by Boris Karloff, but instead sung by Thurl Ravenscroft, due to Karloff's only narration.

On Radio Disney, a rock version of the song (performed by Korn) used to be played during the Christmas holidays.

Parody versions of the song appeared in Freakazoid! (in the episode "The Freakazoid", during a crime spree by the Lobe), The Simpsons (in "'Tis the Fifteenth Season") and ER (in "How the Finch Stole Christmas").

Lyrics

Original version

Dr. Seuss wanted to make certain that the Grinch was not to be liked, even though he was the main character in the story, so he thought up the most disgusting descriptions about him. The song plays in three parts in the animated cartoon.

The first two verses are played when the Grinch is creating his Santa suit:

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. Gri-inch…
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. Gri-inch…
I wouldn't touch you with a… 39½-foot pole!

The second two verses are played when he is in the first of the Whos' houses.

You're a vile one, Mr. Grinch
You have termites in your smile
You have all the tender sweetness
Of a seasick crocodile, Mr. Gri-inch…
Given the choice between the two of you,
I'd take the seasick crocodile!

You're a rotter, Mr. Grinch
You're the King of Sinful Sots
Your heart's a dead tomato splotch
With moldy purple spots, Mr. Gri-inch…
You're a three-decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwich… with arsenic sauce!

The last two verses play later, as the Grinch continues his theft spree through the other Whos' houses.

You nauseate me, Mr. Grinch
With a nauseous super "Naus"
You're a crooked, jerky jockey
And you drive a crooked "Hoss", Mr. Gri-inch…
Your soul is an appalling dung heap,
Overflowing with the most disgraceful assortment of rubbish imaginable,
Mangled up in tangled-up knots!

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. Gri-inch...
The three words that best describe you are as follows, and I quote:
"Stink… stank… stunk!"

The version of the song featured on the adjacent album release rearranges the order of the lyrics in the later three verses. Verses four and five have their last lines switched around, and also, the fourth verse switches places entirely with the sixth verse. Also, the "most disgraceful assortment of rubbish imaginable" line is modified to say "assortment of deplorable rubbish".

In the 2000 adaptation, the song ends on the "seasick crocodile" line.

2018 version

This is performed at the beginning of the movie in the protagonist's (and his dog Max's) introduction scene. The lyric video interprets it with scenes from the movie, promotional animations, and the characteristics about the protagonist himself.

Dr._Seuss'_The_Grinch_-_("You’re_a_Mean_One,_Mr._Grinch"_Lyric_Video)_HD

Dr. Seuss' The Grinch - ("You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" Lyric Video) HD

Lyric Video for the 2018 version, performed by Tyler, the Creator

You're themmean one
You real-ly are a Hee-eeee-el
You're as cud-dlynas a cac-tus
You're charm-ingmas an ee-llll-l

Mr. Grinch
You're a bad ba-na-na
Mr. Grinch
With a gree-sy black pe-eeee-el

You're a vi-le one
You're got ter-mites in your smi-iiii-ile
You have all thenten-der sweet-ness
of a sea-sick croc-o-dile

Mr. Grinch

You're a foul one
Friends, you don't have none

I wouldn't touch
you with a 39½ foot po-ooo-ole

You're a monster
Your heart's an empty hole

You have gar-rrrr--lic
You have garlic
in-nnnn your soul-llll
You have garlic in your soul

All them smiles homie, I turn 'em frowns
All them de-cor-ations, I tear 'em down
You cannask MaxI don't play a-round

A-yo

TBF…

Album releases

Appearances