Biggering

[The 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 re-assess my needs

And I need a bigger office

I need a bigger chair

A bigger desk, a bigger staff

A bigger hat to wear

Because I'm biggering

I'm figuring I'm biggering

And biggering is triggering

More biggering

[Lorax]

Hey, listen up, meathead

I'm going to say this once, and I'm not gonna repeat it

Greed, ya' 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 gotta worm inside

Oh, yeah, that's right

It's one that always needs to feed

And it is never satisfied

You get it?

But the more you try to find it

The more it likes to hide

Now listen--that is nasty little worm

And I like to call it pride

See, now that's why you're biggering!

Listen here, idiot!

I'm figuring on biggering!

But that biggering's just triggering more biggering!

Got that? Alright!

[The Once-ler]

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 kick and punch

The animal that doesn't

Winds up someone else's lunch

A company's an animal

That's trying to survive

It's struggling, and fighting

Just to keep itself alive

I must keep biggering

I'm figuring I'm biggering

Though biggering is triggering more biggering

I won't stop!

Biggering

I'm figuring I'm biggering

And biggering is triggering more biggering

And the customers are buying

And the money multiplying

And the PR people lying

And the lawyers are denying

Who cares if some things are dying?

I don't wanna hear your crying!

This is all so gratifying