(I also determined that, for the cartoon, dozens of lines were modified, five lines were removed completely, and twenty or so were added.) I organized the poem into rhyming couplets for simplicity. So I watched the cartoon, with the text of the poem and verses from the songs on hand, in order to provide such a transcript. However, while the complete text of the original poem is easily attainable, a transcript of the cartoon special is not. I love the poem and the cartoon, and over the years I have noticed subtle differences between them. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas is my favorite of all the Christmas classics.
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