Onceler: At first I didn't realize
I needed all this stuff,
I had a little cottage,
And that cottage was enough.

place where I could sit and knit,
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.
bigger desk, a bigger staff,
bigger hat to wear.

Because I'm biggering,
I'm figuring on 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... see it's like a little pet, alright?
A-and the more and more and more you go and feed it,
The more hungry it'll get!
But... y'know, you really can't blame greed
Nah, that's stupid.
You see, it's gotta worm inside.
Awh 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.
I like to call it "pride".
See, now that's why you're biggering!
Listen here, idiot! 
And figuring on biggering! But that biggering's just triggering more biggering! Got that? Alright! 

Onceler: There is a principle of nature,
That almost every creature knows.
It's called survival of the [bad word] 
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.
 [bad word] s an animal,
That's trying to survive.
It's [bad word]  and fighting,
Just to keep itself alive.
I must keep biggering,
I'm figuring on biggering,
Though biggering is triggering
More biggering.

I won't stop!
Biggering,
I'm figuring on biggering,
And biggering is triggering more biggering.
If the customers are buying,
And the money's multiplying 
And the PR people are lying 
And the lawyers are denying,
Who cares if some things are dying?
I don't want to hear your crying!
This is all so gratifying!