[Bernstein]

Hey Seymour Krelborn, you prince you

My name is Bernstein, I'm with N.B.C.

I came down here to convince you

To do a weekly T.V. show for me

Seymour Krelborn's Gardening Tips

For half and hour on Saturday's at four

T.V.'s first home-gardeing program

You'll make a mint and our ratings will soar



Chorus [Girls]:

They say the meek shall inherit

You know the book doesn't lie

It's not a question of merit

It's not demand and supply

They say the meek gonna get it

And you a meek little guy

You know the meek are gonna get 

What's comin' to 'em by and by



[Mrs. Luce]

I'd like a word with you, lover

I'm sure you know me, the Editor's wife

We want your face on the cover

of the December 3rd issue of Life

Yes the front of Life Magazine

Thats an honor we so seldom grant

We'll send someone down, let's say Thursday

for shots of you and your beautiful plant



Chorus



[Skip Snip]

Forget the cable we sent you

It's nice to meet you, the pleasure is yours

Now let my firm represent you

We want to book you on lecturing tours

College campus, Rotary Club

The kind of bookings my office can do

Show the plant, then talk, answer questions

It's educational, lucrative too



[SEYMOUR]

Mys future's starting, I've got to let it

Stick with that plant and gee

My bank account will thrive

What am I saying? No way! Forget it!

it's much too dangerous to keep the plant alive

I take these offers,

That means more killing

Who knew success would come with 

Messy, nasty strings?

I sign these contracts

That means I'm willing

to keep on doing bloody, awful, evil things!



No! No! There's only so far you can bend

No! No! This nightmare must come to an end

No! No! You've got no alternative

Seymour old boy

Though it means you'll be broke again and unemployed

it's the only solution, It can't be avoided-

The vegetable must be destroyed!



But then there's Audrey, lovely Audrey

If life were tawdry and impoverished as before

she might not like me, she might not want me

Without my plant, she might not love me anymore



[Girls]

They say the meek shall inherit 

You know the book doesn't lie 

It's not a question of merit 

It's not demand and supply 

You'll make a fortune, we swear it 

if on this fact you rely 

You know the meek are gonna get 

What's comin' to 'em

By and by