The Neighborhood - 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

(Riff and the Jets, Bernardo and the Sharks, Anita

Maria and Tony all wait expectantly for the coming

of night.)



ENSEMBLE

RIFF:

The Jets are gonna have their day

Tonight



BERNARDO:

The Sharks are gonna have their way

Tonight



RIFF:

The Puerto Ricans grumble,

"Fair fight"

But if they start a rumble,

We'll rumble 'em right



SHARKS:

We're gonna hand 'em a surprise

Tonight



JETS:

We're gonna cut 'em down to size

Tonight



SHARKS:

We said "O. K. no rumpus,

No tricks."

But just in case they jump us.

We're ready to mix.

Tonight!



BOTH:

We're gonna rock it tonight

We're gonna jazz it up and have us a ball!

They're gonna get it tonight;

The more they turn it on, the harder they fall!



JETS:

Well, they began it!



SHARKS:

Well, they began it -



BOTH:

And we're the ones to stop 'em once and for all,

Tonight!



ANITA:

Anita's gonna get her kicks

Tonight

We'll have our private little mix

Tonight

He'll walk in hot and tired,

So what?

Don't matter if he's tired,

As long as he's hot

Tonight!



TONY:

Tonight, tonight,

Won't be just any night,

Tonight there will be no morning star.

Tonight, tonight!

I'll see my love tonight

And for us stars will stop where they are.

Today the minutes seem like hours,

The hours go so slowly,

And still the sky is light...

Oh moon, grow bright,

And make this endless day endless night!



RIFF (to Tony):

I'm counting on you to be there-acapo