[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