The Meek Shall Inherit - 1982 Original Cast
Bernstein: Seymour Krelbourne
Sweetie, honey, baby, pussycat
Hey Seymour Krelbourne you prince, you
My name is Bernstein, I'm with NBC
I came down here to convince you
To do a weekly TV show for me
Seymour Krelbourne's Gardening Tips
For half an hour, on Sundays at four
TV's first home gardening program
You'll make a mint, and our ratings will soar
Doo-wop 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 wanna get it
And you a meek little guy
You know the meek are gonna get what's coming to 'em
By and by.
Snip: Seymour Krelbourne
Pleased to meet you, kid
Skip Snip, Williams-Morris Agency
Forget the cable we send you
It's nice to meet me, the pleasure is yours
Now let my firm represent you
We want to book you on lecturing tours
College campuses, rotary clubs
The kind of bookings my office can do
Show the plant, then talk, answer questions
It's educational, lucrative too
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 the plant alive
I take these offers
That means more killings
Who knew success would come
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 Audrey
Lovely Audrey
If I 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.
Doo-wop girls: They say the meek shall inherit
Seymour: Where do I sign?
Doo-wop girls: You know the book doesn't lie
Snip: Right on the line
Doo-wop girls: It's not a question of merit
Doo-wop girls: It's not demand and supply
Snip: This copy's mine
Doo-wop girls: You'll make a fortune, we swear it
If on this fact you rely
You know the meek are gonna get what's coming to 'em
You know the meek are gonna get what's coming to 'em
(with Seymour) You know the meek are gonna get what's coming to 'em
By and by.
Sweetie, honey, baby, pussycat
Hey Seymour Krelbourne you prince, you
My name is Bernstein, I'm with NBC
I came down here to convince you
To do a weekly TV show for me
Seymour Krelbourne's Gardening Tips
For half an hour, on Sundays at four
TV's first home gardening program
You'll make a mint, and our ratings will soar
Doo-wop 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 wanna get it
And you a meek little guy
You know the meek are gonna get what's coming to 'em
By and by.
Snip: Seymour Krelbourne
Pleased to meet you, kid
Skip Snip, Williams-Morris Agency
Forget the cable we send you
It's nice to meet me, the pleasure is yours
Now let my firm represent you
We want to book you on lecturing tours
College campuses, rotary clubs
The kind of bookings my office can do
Show the plant, then talk, answer questions
It's educational, lucrative too
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 the plant alive
I take these offers
That means more killings
Who knew success would come
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 Audrey
Lovely Audrey
If I 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.
Doo-wop girls: They say the meek shall inherit
Seymour: Where do I sign?
Doo-wop girls: You know the book doesn't lie
Snip: Right on the line
Doo-wop girls: It's not a question of merit
Doo-wop girls: It's not demand and supply
Snip: This copy's mine
Doo-wop girls: You'll make a fortune, we swear it
If on this fact you rely
You know the meek are gonna get what's coming to 'em
You know the meek are gonna get what's coming to 'em
(with Seymour) You know the meek are gonna get what's coming to 'em
By and by.
Credits
Writer(s): Alan Menken, Howard Elliott Ashman
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