westside story: act II: the rumble

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,
Well rumble em right.

BERNARDO
Were gonna hand em a surprise
Tonight.

RIFF AND JETS
Were gonna cut em down to size
Tonight.

BERNARDO AND SHARKS
We said, 'O.K., no rumpus,
No tricks.'
But just in case they jump us,
Were ready to mix
Tonight.

ALL
Were gonna rock it tonight,
Were gonna jazz it up and have us a ball!
Theyre gonna get it tonight;
The more they turn it on the harder theyll fall!

RIFF AND JETS
Well, they began it!

BERNARDO AND SHARKS
Well, they began it!

ALL
And were the ones to stop em once and for all,
Tonight!

ANITA
Anitas gonna get her kicks
Tonight.
Well have our private little mix
Tonight.
Hell walk in hot and tired,
So what?
Dont matter if hes tired,
As long as hes hot
Tonight!

TONY
Tonight, tonight,
Wont be just any night,
Tonight there will be no morning star.
Tonight, tonight, Ill 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
Im counting on you to be there
Tonight.
When Diesel wins it fair and square
Tonight.
That Puerto Rican punkll
Go down.
And when hes hollered 'Uncle'
Well tear up the town!

(RIFF, TONY, and MARIA sing simultaneously)

RIFF
So I can count on you, boy?

TONY
All right.

RIFF
Were gonna have us a ball.

TONY
All right.

RIFF
Womb to tomb!

TONY
Sperm to worm!

RIFF
Ill see you there about eight.

TONY
Tonight . . .

MARIA
Tonight, tonight
Wont be just any night,
Tonight there will be no morning star,

SHARKS
Were gonna rock it tonight!
Theyre gonna get it tonight,
They began it,
They began it,
The began it.
Well stop em once and for all.
The Sharks are gonna have their way,
The Sharks are gonna have their day,
Were gonna rock it tonight.
Tonight!

JETS
Were gonna jazz it tonight!
Tonight!
They began it,
And were the ones to stop em once and for all!
The Jets are gonna have their way,
The Jets are gonna have their day.
Were gonna rock it tonight.
Tonight!

ANITA
Tonight, tonight,
Late tonight,
Were gonna mix it tonight.
Anitas gonna have her day,
Anitas gonna have her day,
Bernardos gonna have his way
Tonight, tonight,
Tonight, this very night,
Were gonna rock it tonight!

MARIA
Tonight, tonight,
Ill see my love tonight.
And for us, stars will stop where they are.

MARIA AND TONY
Today the minutes seem like hours.
The hours go so slowly,
And still the skiy is light.
Oh moon, grow bright,
And make this endless day endless night,

ALL
Tonight!