THE GRINCH II

Now Grinches hate Christmas, as we’ve always been told, And there’s a young Grinch around, and he’s as bad as the old. This Grinch hated everything, but especially, He really hated Christmas, it’s plain to see. When Christmas season came, he remembered with a sneer That his father had tried to steal Christmas one year. But he’d been won over, and his heart had grown, But the young Grinch’s heart was made of stone. He had a chip on his shoulder, and wouldn’t you know, He decided that Christmas just had to go. His face wrinkled up in an ugly frown, And that son of a Grinch came to our town. In his pocket was a lawyer from the ACLU, Who screamed over and over, “Take it down or we’ll sue!” The people tried to reason with the lawyer and Grinch But the Grinch wasn’t tolerant. He wouldn’t budge an inch. He said “Someone may be offended and made to feel sad, So for everyone else, saying “Christmas” would be bad. Don’t say it! Don’t write it! For that would be mean! And heaven forbid a nativity scene! It’s quite enough fun to have a holiday season, So just pretend you’re having it for no other reason.” So, to not be offensive, folks scurried around ’Til everything that meant Christmas was taken down. The school had “winter break” and that was all, No Christmas allowed in classroom or hall. And down at the courthouse, ’twas generic “holiday”. All public mention of Christmas had been taken away. His mission accomplished, the Grinch smirked for awhile, Then the smirk grew into an evil smile, And he gleefully said, with a cackling laugh, “I’m not finished yet, I haven’t done half. A Grinch has gotta do what a Grinch has gotta do And, you know, I really hate Easter, too!

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Now Grinches hate Christmas, as we’ve always been told,
And there’s a young Grinch around, and he’s as bad as the old.
This Grinch hated everything, but especially,
He really hated Christmas, it’s plain to see.
When Christmas season came, he remembered with a sneer
That his father had tried to steal Christmas one year.
But he’d been won over, and his heart had grown,
But the young Grinch’s heart was made of stone.
He had a chip on his shoulder, and wouldn’t you know,
He decided that Christmas just had to go.
His face wrinkled up in an ugly frown,
And that son of a Grinch came to our town.
In his pocket was a lawyer from the ACLU,
Who screamed over and over, “Take it down or we’ll sue!”
The people tried to reason with the lawyer and Grinch
But the Grinch wasn’t tolerant. He wouldn’t budge an inch.
He said “Someone may be offended and made to feel sad,
So for everyone else, saying “Christmas” would be bad.
Don’t say it! Don’t write it! For that would be mean!
And heaven forbid a nativity scene!
It’s quite enough fun to have a holiday season,
So just pretend you’re having it for no other reason.”
So, to not be offensive, folks scurried around
’Til everything that meant Christmas was taken down.
The school had “winter break” and that was all,
No Christmas allowed in classroom or hall.
And down at the courthouse, ’twas generic “holiday”.
All public mention of Christmas had been taken away.
His mission accomplished, the Grinch smirked for awhile,
Then the smirk grew into an evil smile,
And he gleefully said, with a cackling laugh,
“I’m not finished yet, I haven’t done half.
A Grinch has gotta do what a Grinch has gotta do
And, you know, I really hate Easter, too!

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