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-aca