[ONCE-LER]
At first I didn’t realize
I needed all this stuff
I had a little cottage
And that cottage was enough
A place where I could sit and knit
A place where I could sell my thneeds
But now, I’ve had a little time
To reassess my needs

And I need a bigger office
I need a bigger chair
A bigger desk, a bigger staff
A bigger hat to wear!

[ONCE-LER]
Because I’m biggering!..

[THE Chorus]
Yes, biggering!

[ONCE-LER]
I’m figgering on biggering!..
And biggering is triggering...
More biggering...
[LORAX]
Hey, listen up, meathead!

[LORAX & THE Chorus]
I'mma say this once, and I'm not gonna repeat it
Greed, see, it's like a little pet, alright?
And the more and more and more
That you go and feed it
The more hungry it’ll get!
But, you know, you really can’t blame greed
No, that's stupid
You see, it’s got a worm inside
Oh yeah, that's right
That's one that always needs to feed
And it is never satisfied
You get it?!

[LORAX]
But the more you try to find it
The more it likes to hide
Now listen, that is a nasty little worm!
I like to call it pride!

[LORAX & THE Chorus]
See now that’s why you’re biggering!
[LORAX]
Listen here, idiot!

[LORAX & THE Chorus]
And figgering on biggering!
But that biggering’s just triggering more biggering!

[LORAX]
Got that?!
Alright!

[ONCE-LER, CHORUS]
There is a principle of nature
That most every creature knows
It's called survival of the fittest
And this is how it goes
The animal that wins has got to
Claw and bite and kick and punch
The animal that doesn’t winds up
Someone else’s lunch
A company’s an animal Animal
That’s trying to survive Survive, oh
It's struggling and fighting Fighting
Just to keep itself alive Keep itself alive

[ONCE-LER & CHORUS, CHORUS 2]
I must keep biggering! And biggering!
I’m figgering on biggering!
Though biggering is triggering
More biggering!
I won’t stop biggering! I won't stop biggering!
I’m figgering on biggering!
And biggering is triggering more biggering!
[ONCE-LER, CHORUS 1, CHORUS 2]
With the customers all buying I must keep biggering!
And the money multiplying And biggering!
And the PR people lying I'm figgering on biggering!
And the lawyers all denying! Though biggering is triggering
Who cares if some things are dying?! More biggering!
I won't stop biggering!
I don't want to hear your crying! I won't stop biggering!
I'm figgering on biggering!
This is all so gratifying! And biggering is triggering more biggering!