Sitting Down With Myself is a song from the 1972 television adaptation of The Lorax. The song shows the Once-ler debating with himself over the ethics of his actions and eventually justifying them. The song was composed by the late Dean Elliott and was sung by the late Bob Holt, who voiced both the Once-ler and the Lorax in the special.
Lyrics[]
Every once in a while I sit down with myself asking,
"Once-ler, why are you a Once-ler?"
And I cringe, I don't smile
as I sit there in trial asking,
"Aren't you ashamed? You old Once-ler!
You ought to be locked in a hoosegow, you should.
The things that you do are completely un-good!"
Yeah? But if I didn't do them, then someone else would!
"That's a very good point! Mr. Once-ler."
Trivia[]
- A hoosegow is another name for a prison.
Gallery[]
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“And I cringe, I don’t smile…”
“Aren’t you ashamed? You old Once-ler!”
“But if I didn’t do them, then someone else would!”