Whirling Dervishes - You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch

Whirling Dervishes are an American alternative rock band from Westfield, New Jersey. Formed in 1981 initially as Johnny Bravo and his Whirling Dervishes, the band shortened its name in 1983 to Whirling Dervishes.

Best known for their perennial Christmas classic cover of "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch," the band released two vinyl EPs, History Kicks You (1983) and Affordable World (1985); one CD EP, Wish it Would Snow (1992), independently, re-released in 1994 on Ignition with bonus tracks and again in 1995 as Grinch on Continuum/Universal; and one full-length CD album, Strange and Wonderful (1992).

Whirling Dervishes - You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch Lyrics

You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch
You really are a heel
You're as cuddly as a cactus
You're 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!

Between the choice of the two of you
I'd take the seasick crocodile!

The three words that best describe you
Are as follows, and I quote
"Stink, stank, stunk!"