Various Artists - The Meek Shall Inherit |
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The Meek Shall Inherit
Various Artists Seymour Krelbourn, so finally we meet you. Relax. Canape? ???? Let's talk turkey. Sign here. This is an occasion. Let's toast it. Up yours. and we'll book you on lecturing tours. So get the plant ready and wear a clean shirt. Just sign this release. Need a pen? Aren't you thrilled? Be a star. And we're sending photographers Thursday. It's the cover of Life magazine. Dessert? The title is Marvin's. The concept is mine. I'm telling you son, it's a cinch to get ratings. The first weekly gardening show on a network and you're gonna host it, you lucky kid, sign. It's not a question of merit. It's not demand and supply. They say the meek shall inherit. You know the book doesn't lie. 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. My future's starting. I've got to let it. What am I saying? No way! Forget it! Stick with that plant, and gee, my bank account will thrive. It's much too dangerous to keep that plant alive. Who knew success would come with messy, nasty strings? I take these offers, that means more killing. I sign these contracts, that means I'm willing to keep on doing bloody, awful, evil things. No! No! You've got no alternative, Seymour old boy. No! No! There's only so far you can bend. it's the only solution. It can't be avoided: No! No! This nightmare must come to an end. Though it means you'll be broke again and unemployed, the veg'table must be destroyed. But then there's Audrey, lovely Audrey. If life were tawdry and impov'rished as before, Without my plant, she might not love me anymore she might not like me, she might not want me. They say the meek shall inherit.Where do I sign? It's not a question of merit.That'll do fine. You know the book doesn't lie.Right on the line. You'll make a fortune, we swear it,Couldn't go wrong. It's not demand and supply.This copy's mine. 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 |
