[Agent 1] Seymour Krelbourn, so finally we meet you This is an occasion let's toast it up yours Relax canape? Let's talk turkey sign here And we'll book you on lecturing tours [Agent 2] Be a star and we're sending photographers Thursday So get the plant ready and wear a clean shirt Just sign this release need a pen? Aren't you thrilled? It's the cover of life magazine dessert? [Agent 3] I'm telling you son, it's a cinch to get ratings The title is Marvin's the concept is mine The first weekly gardening show on a network And you're gonna host it, you lucky kid, sign [Crystal, Ronette and Chiffon] 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're a meek little guy You know the meek are gonna get what's comin' to 'em by and by [Seymour] My 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 that 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 impov'rished as before She might not like me, she might not want me Without my plant, she might not love me anymore [Crystal, Ronette and Chiffon] They say the meek shall inherit [Seymour] Where do I sign? [Crystal, Ronette and Chiffon] You know the book doesn't lie [Seymour] Right on the line? [Crystal, Ronette and Chiffon] It's not a question of merit [Seymour] That'll do fine [Crystal, Ronette and Chiffon] It's not demand and supply [Seymour] This copy's mine? [Crystal, Ronette and Chiffon] You'll make a fortune, we swear it If on this fact you rely Bye bye so long You know the meek are gonna get what's comin' to 'em You know the meek are gonna get what's comin' to 'em You know the meek are gonna get what's comin' to 'em By and by