Music by Leonard Bernstein

Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

ACTION
Who needs Tony?

RIFF
Against the Sharks we need every man we got.

ACTION
Tony don't belong any more.

RIFF
Cut it, Action boy, I and Tony started the Jets.

ACTION
Well, he acts like he don't wanna belong.

BABY JOHN
Who wouldn't wanna belong to the Jets?

ACTION
Tony ain't been with us for over a month.

SNOWBOY
What about the day we clobbered the Emeralds?

A-RAB
Which we couldn't have done without Tony.

BABY JOHN
He saved my ever lovin' neck!

RIFF
Right! He's always come through for us and he will now.

When you're a Jet,
You're a jet all the way
From your first cigarette
To your last dyin' day.

When you're a Jet,
If the spit hits the fan,
You got brothers around,
You're a family man!

You're never alone,
You're never disconnected!
You're home with your own:
When company's expected,
You're well protected!

Then you are set
With a capital J,
Which you'll never forget
Till they cart you away.
When you're a Jet,
You stay a Jet!

I know Tony like I know me. I guarantee you can count him in.

ACTION
In, out, let's get crackin'.

A-RAB
Where you gonna find Bernardo?

RIFF
At the dance tonight at the gym.

BIG DEAL
But the gym's neutral territory.

RIFF
I'm gonna make nice there! I'm only gonna challenge him.

A-RAB
Great, Daddy-O!

RIFF
So everybody dress up sweet and sharp

ALL
Oh, when the Jets fall in line at the cornball dance,
We'll be the sweetest dressin' gang in pants!

And when chicks dig us in our Jet black ties,
they're gonna flip, gonna flop, gonna drop like flies!

RIFF
Hey.
Cool.
Easy.
Sweet.

Meet Tony and me at ten. And walk tall!

A-RAB
We always walk tall!

BABY JOHN
We're Jets!

ACTION
The greatest!

ACTION & BABY JOHN
When you're a Jet,
You're the top cat in town,
You're the gold medal kid
With the heavy-weight crown.

A-RAB, ACTION & BIG DEAL
When you're a Jet,
You're the swingin'est thing.
Little boy, you're a man;
Little man, you're a king!

ALL
The Jets are in gear,
Our cylinders are clickin'.
The Sharks'll steer clear
'Cause ev'ry Puerto Rican's
a lousy chicken!

Here come the Jets
Like a bat out of hell.
Someone gets in our way,
Someone don't feel so well.

Here come the Jets:
Little world, step aside!
Better go underground,
better run, better hide.

We're drawin' the line,
So keep your noses hidden!
We're hangin' a sign,
Says: "Visitors forbidden"
And we ain't kiddin'!

Here come the Jets, Yeah!
An' we're gonna beat
ev'ry last buggin' gang
On the whole buggin' street!
On the whole ever
mother lovin' street!

RIFF
Maybe what you're waitin' for will be twitchin' at the dance.

TONY
Could be!

Who knows?
There's something due any day;
I will know right away,
Soon as it shows.
It may come cannonballing down through the sky,
Gleam in its eye,
Bright as a rose!

Who knows?
It's only just out of reach,
Down the block, on a beach,
Under a tree...
I got a feeling there's a miracle due,
Gonna come true,
Coming to me!

Could it be? Yes, it could.
Something's coming, something good,
If I can wait.
Something's coming, I don't know what it is,
But it is,
Gonna be great!

With a click, with a shock,
Phone'll jingle, door'll knock,
Open the latch!
Something's coming,
I don't know when but it's soon,
Catch the moon,
One-handed catch!

Around the corner,
Or whistling down the river,
Come on, deliver
To me.

Will it be? Yes, it will.
Maybe just by holding still,
It'll be there!
Come on, something, come on in, don't be shy
Meet a guy,
Pull up a chair!

The air is humming
And something great is coming!
Who knows?

It's only just out of reach,
Down the block, on a beach,
Maybe tonight...

TONY
You're not thinking I'm someone else?

MARIA
I know you are not.

TONY
Or that we've met before?

MARIA
I know we have not.

TONY
I felt,
I knew...
But this is...

MARIA
My hands are cold.
Yours too.
So warm.

TONY
Yours too.

MARIA
But of course.
They are the same.

TONY
It's so much to believe.
You're not joking me?

MARIA
I have not yet learned to joke that way
I think now I never will

DIESEL
We'll see him at Doc's.

TONY
Maria...

The most beautiful sound I have ever heard:
Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria...
All the beautiful sounds in the world in a single word:
Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria,

Maria!
I've just met a girl named Maria,
And suddenly that name
Will never be the same
To me.
Maria!
I've just kissed a girl named Maria,
And suddenly I've found
How wonderful a sound
Can be!

Maria!
Say it loud and there's music playing,
Say it soft and it's almost like praying.
Maria,
I'll never stop saying Maria,

Maria, Maria,
Maria, Maria,
Maria, Maria,
Maria,

Maria!
Say it loud and there's music playing,
Say it soft and it's almost like praying.
Maria,
I'll never stop saying Maria.

The most beautiful sound I have ever heard.
Maria.

MARIA
Imagine being afraid of you!

TONY
You see?

MARIA
I see you.

TONY
See only me.

MARIA
Only you, you're the only thing I'll see forever.
In my eyes, in my words, and in ev'rything I do,
Nothing else but you,
Ever!

TONY
And there's nothing for me but Maria,
Ev'ry sight that I see is Maria.

MARIA
Tony, Tony.

TONY
Always you, ev'ry thought I'll ever know,
Ev'rywhere I go, you'll be,

MARIA
All the world is only

BOTH
you and me!

MARIA
Tonight, tonight,
It all began tonight,
I saw you and the world went away.
Tonight, tonight,
There's only you tonight,
What you are, what you day, what you say.

Today, all day I had the feeling
A miracle would happen.
I know now I was right.
For here you are,
And what was just a world is a star
Tonight.

BOTH
Tonight, tonight,
The world is full of light,
With suns and moons all over the place.
Tonight, tonight,
The world is wild and bright,
Going mad, shooting sparks into space.

Today, the world was just an address,
A place for me to live in,
No better than all right,
But here you are,
And what was just a world is a star
Tonight.

TONY
Tonight, tonight,
It all began tonight,
I saw you and the world went away.

MARIA
I cannot stay. Go quickly,

TONY
I'm not afraid.

MARIA
They are strict with me. Please.

TONY
I love you.

MARIA
Yes, yes, hurry. Go!
Buenas noches.

TONY
Buenas noches.

MARIA
Wait! When will I see you?

TONY
Tomorrow.

MARIA
I work at the bridal shop. Come there.

TONY
At sundown.

MARIA
Yes. Good night.

TONY
Good night.

MARIA
Tony!

TONY
Shh!

MARIA
Come to the back door.

TONY
Si.

MARIA
Tony! What does Tony stand for?

TONY
Anton.

MARIA
Te adoro, Anton.

TONY
Te adoro, Maria.

BOTH
Good night, good night,
Sleep well and when you dream,
Dream of me
Tonight.

ROSALIA
Just for a successful visit.

Puerto Rico,
You lovely island,
Island of tropical breezes.
Always the pineapples growing,
Always the coffee blossoms blowing.

ANITA
Puerto Rico,
You ugly island,
Island of tropic diseases.
Always the hurricanes blowing,
Always the population growing,
And the money owing,
And the babies crying,
And the bullets flying.

I like the Island Manhattan.
Smoke on your pipe and put that in!

GIRLS (except ROSALIA)
I like to be in America!
O. K. by me in America!
Ev'rything free in America
For a small fee in a America!

ROSALIA
I like the city of San Juan.

ANITA
I know a boat you can get on.

ROSALIA
Hundreds of flowers in full bloom.

ANITA
Hundreds of people in each room!

GIRLS (except ROSALIA)
Automobile in America,
Chromium steel in America,
Wire-spoke wheel in America,
Very big deal in America!

ROSALIA
I'll drive a Buick through San Juan.

ANITA
If there's a road you can drive on.

ROSALIA
I'll give my cousins a free ride.

ANITA
How you get all of them inside?

GIRLS (except ROSALIA)
Immigrant goes to America,
Many hellos in America,
Nobody knows in America
Puerto Rico's in America!

[whistle]

ROSALIA
I'll bring a T. V. to San Juan.

ANITA
If there's a current to turn on!

ROSALIA
I'll give them a new washing machine.

ANITA
What have they got there to keep clean?

GIRLS (except ROSALIA)
I like the shores of America!
Comfort is yours in America!
Knobs on the doors in America,
Wall-to-wall floors in America!

[whistle]

ROSALIA
When will I go back to San Juan?

ANITA
When will you shut up and get gone?

ROSALIA
Ev'ryone there will give big cheer!

ANITA
Ev'ryone there will have moved here!

RIFF
You wanna live? You play it cool.

ACTION
I wanna get even!

RIFF
Get cool.

A-RAB
I wanna bust!

RIFF
Bust cool.

BABY JOHN
I wanna go!

RIFF
Go cool!

Boy, boy, crazy boy,
Get cool, boy!
Got a rocket in your pocket,
Keep coolly cool, boy!

Don't get hot,
'Cause, man, you got
Some high times ahead.
Take it slow and,
Daddy-o,
You can live it up and die in bed!

Boy, boy, crazy boy,
Stay loose, boy!
Breeze it, buzz it, easy does it.
Turn off the juice, boy!

Go, man, go,
But not like a yo-yo schoolboy.
Just play it cool, boy,
Real cool!

Boy, boy, crazy boy,
Stay loose, boy!
Breeze it, buzz it, easy does it.
Turn off the juice, boy!

JETS
Go, man, go,
But not like a yo-yo schoolboy.
Just play it cool, boy,
Real cool!

TONY
Forget him.
From here on, everything goes my way.

DOC
You think it'll really be a fair fight?

TONY
Yeah?

DOC
What have you been takin' tonight?

TONY
A trip to the moon.
And I'll tell you a secret.
It isn't a man that's up there, Doc.
It's a girl, a lady.
Buenas noches,
señor.

DOC
Buenas noches?!
So that's why you made it a fair fight.
Tony, things aren't tough enough?

TONY
Tough?
Doc, I'm in love.

DOC
How do you know?

TONY
Because there isn't any other way I could feel.

DOC
And you're not frightened?

TONY
Should I be?

DOC
Why?
I'm frightened enough for the both of you.

TONY
You go home and dress up.
Then tonight I will come by for you.

MARIA
You cannot come by.
My mama...

TONY
Then I will take you to my house--

MARIA
Your mama...

TONY
She will come running from the kitchen to welcome you.
She lives in the kitchen.

MARIA
Dressed so elegant?

TONY
I told her you were coming.
She will look at your face and try not to smile.
And she will say:
Skinny-- but pretty.

MARIA
She is plump, no doubt.

TONY
Fat!

MARIA
I take after my mama; delicate boned.
Not in front of Mama!
Oh, I would like to see papa in this!
Mama will make him ask about your prospects,
if you go to church.
But Papa--
Papa might like you.

TONY
May I have your daughter's hand?

MARIA
He says yes.

TONY
Gracias!

MARIA
And your mama?

TONY
I'm afraid to ask her.

MARIA
Tell her she's not getting a daughter;
she's getting rid of a son!

TONY
She says yes.

MARIA
She has good taste.

TONY
Maid of honor.

MARIA
That color is bad for Anita.

TONY
Best man!

MARIA
That is my Papa!

TONY
Sorry, Papa.
Here we go, Riff;
womb to tomb!

MARIA
Now you see, Anita,
I told you there was nothing to worry about.

TONY
Mama's crying already.

TONY
I, Anton, take thee, Maria...

MARIA
I, Maria, take thee, Anton...

TONY
For richer, for poorer...

MARIA
In sickness, and in health...

TONY
To love and to honor...

MARIA
To hold and to keep...

TONY
From each sun to each moon...

MARIA
From tomorrow to tomorrow...

TONY
From now to forever...

MARIA
Till death do us part.

TONY
With this ring, I thee wed...

MARIA
With this ring, I thee wed...

TONY
Make of our hands one hand,
Make of our hearts one heart,
Make of our vow one last vow;
Only death will part us now.

MARIA
Make of our lives one life,
Day after day, one life.

BOTH
Now it begins, now we start
One hand, one heart;
Even death won't part us now.

Make of our lives one life,
Day after day, one life.
Now it begins, now we start
One hand, one heart;

TONY
Even

BOTH
death won't part us now.

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 gonna rumble 'em right.

BERNARDO
We're gonna hand 'em a surprise
Tonight.

RIFF
We're gonna cut 'em down to size
Tonight.

BERNARDO
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 on, the harder they'll fall!

RIFF
Well, they began it!

BERNARDO
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
I'm counting on you to be there
Tonight
When Diesel wins it fair and square
Tonight.
That Puerto Rican punk'll
Go down
And when he's hollered "Uncle"
We'll tear up the town!

MARIA
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.

RIFF
So can I count on you, boy?

TONY
All right.

RIFF
We're gonna have us a ball.

TONY
All right.

RIFF
Womb to tomb!

TONY
Sperm to worm!

RIFF
I'll see you there about eight.

TONY
Tonight.

BERNARDO
We're gonna rock it tonight!

ANITA
Tonight,

BERNARDO
We're gonna jazz it tonight!

ANITA
Tonight,
Late tonight,

BERNARDO
They're gonna get it tonight, tonight!

ANITA
We're gonna mix it tonight.

MARIA & TONY
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!

BERNARDO
They began it,

ANITA
Anita's gonna have her day,

BERNARDO & RIFF
They began it,

ANITA
Anita's gonna have her day,

RIFF
They began it.

ANITA
Bernardo's gonna have his way
Tonight, tonight

BERNARDO
And we're the ones
To stop 'em once and for all!

RIFF
We'll stop 'em once and for all!

BERNARDO & RIFF
The Sharks/Jets are gonna have their way,
The Sharks/Jets are gonna have their day,

ANITA
Tonight, this very night,

BERNARDO, RIFF & ANITA
We're gonna rock it

BERNARDO & RIFF
tonight!

ALL FIVE
Tonight!

CONSUELO
"I do?"
"I am"
What is going on with you?

MARIA
I feel pretty,
Oh, so pretty,
I feel pretty and witty and bright,
And I pity
Any girl who isn't me tonight.

I feel charming,
Oh, so charming,
It's alarming how charming I feel,
And so pretty
That I can hardly believe I'm real.

See the pretty girl in that mirror there:
Who can that attractive girl be?
Such a pretty face,
Such a pretty dress,
Such a pretty smile,
Such a pretty me!

I feel stunning,
And entrancing,
Feel like running and dancing for joy,
For I'm loved
by a pretty wonderful boy!

TWO GIRLS
Have you met my good friend Maria,
The craziest girl on the block?
You'll know her the minute you see her,
She's the one who is in an advanced state of shock.

She thinks she's in love.
She thinks she's in Spain.
She isn't in love,
She's merely insane.

CONSUELO
It must be the heat

ROSALIA
Or some rare disease,

FRANCISCA
Or too much to eat

ROSALIA
Or maybe it's fleas.

ALL THREE
Keep away from her,
Send for Chino!
This is not the
Maria we know!

Modest and pure,
Polite and refined,
Well-bred and mature
And out of her mind!

Miss America

Speech! Speech!

MARIA
I feel pretty,
Oh, so pretty
That the city should give me its key.
A committee
Should be organized to honor me.

GIRLS
La la la la la la la la la la.

MARIA
I feel dizzy,
I feel sunny,
I feel fizzy and funny and fine,
And so pretty,
Miss America can just resign!

GIRLS
La la la la la la la la la la la la.

MARIA
See the pretty girl in that mirror there:

GIRLS
What mirror where?

MARIA
Who can that attractive girl be?

GIRLS
Which? What? Where? Whom?

MARIA
Such a pretty face,

GIRLS
Whom-mm?

MARIA
Such a pretty dress,

GIRLS
Whom-mm?

MARIA
Such a pretty smile,

GIRLS
Whom-mm?

MARIA & GIRLS
Such a pretty me!

MARIA & GIRLS
I feel stunning,
And entrancing,
Feel like running and dancing for joy,
For I'm loved
by a pretty wonderful boy!

TONY
Not one of them, not anything.
And-- and I'll

TONY
take you away, take you far, far away out of here.

TONY & MARIA
Far, far away till the walls and the streets disappear.

Somewhere there must be a place we can feel we're free,
Somewhere there's got to be some place for you and for me.

A GIRL
There's a place for us,
Somewhere a place for us.
Peace and quiet and open air
Wait for us
Somewhere.

There's a time for us,
Some day a time for us,
Time together with time to spare,
Time to look, time to care,

Someday!
Somewhere
We'll find a new way of living,
We'll find a way of forgiving
Somewhere.

There's a place for us,
A time and place for us.
Hold my hand and we're halfway there.
Hold my hand and I'll take you there

Somehow,
Some day,
Somewhere!

ENTIRE COMPANY

1st GROUP
There's a place for us,
There's a...

2nd GROUP
There's a place for us.

TONY
Hold my hand and we're halfway there.
Hold my hand and I'll take you there.

TONY & MARIA
Somehow,
Someday,
Somewhere!

ACTION
We're cruddy juvenile delinquents.
So that's what we give 'em.

Dear kindly Sergeant Krupke,
You gotta understand,
It's just our bringin' up-ke
That gets us out of hand.

Our mothers all are junkies,
Our fathers are all drunks.
Golly Moses, natcherly we're punks!

JETS
Gee, Officer Krupke, we're very upset;
We never had the love that ev'ry child oughta get.

We ain't no delinquents,
We're misunderstood.
Deep down inside us there is good!

ACTION
There is good!

JETS
There is good,
There is good,
There is untapped good.
Like inside, the worst of us is good!

SNOWBOY
That's a touching good story.

ACTION
Lemme tell it to the world!

SNOWBOY
Just tell it to the judge.

ACTION
Dear kindly Judge, your Honor,
My parents treat me rough.
With all their marijuana,
They won't give me a puff.

They didn't wanna have me,
But somehow I was had.
Leapin' lizards,
that's why I'm so bad!

DIESEL
Right! Officer Krupke, you're really a square;
This boy don't need a judge, he needs an analyst's care!

It's just his neurosis that oughta be curbed.
He's psychologically disturbed!

ACTION
I'm disturbed!

JETS
We're disturbed,
We're disturbed,
We're the most disturbed,
Like we're psychologically disturbed.

DIESEL
In the opinion of this court,
this child is depraved on account he ain't had a normal home.

ACTION
Hey, I'm depraved on account I'm deprived!

DIESEL
So take him to a headshrinker.

ACTION
My father is a bastard,
My ma's an S. O. B.
My grandpa's always plastered,
My grandma pushes tea.

My sister wears a mustache,
My brother wears a dress.
Goodness gracious, that's why I'm a mess!

A-RAB
Yes! Officer Krupke, you're really a slob.
This boy don't need a doctor, just a good honest job.

Society's played him a terrible trick,
And sociologic'ly he's sick!

ACTION
I am sick!

JETS
We are sick,
We are sick,
We are sick, sick, sick,
Like we're sociologically sick!

A-RAB
In my opinion, this child don't need his head shrunk at all.
Juvenile delinquency is purely a social disease!

ACTION
Hey, I got a social disease.

A-RAB
So take him to a social worker.

ACTION
Dear kindly social worker,
They say go earn a buck,
Like be a soda jerker,
Which means like be a schmuck.

It's not I'm anti-social,
I'm only anti-work.
Glory-osky, that's why I'm a jerk!

BABY JOHN
Eek! Officer Krupke, you've done it again.
This boy don't need a job, he needs a year in the pen.

It ain't a question of misunderstood;
Deep down inside him, he's no good!

ACTION
I'm no good!

JETS
We're no good,
We're no good,
We're no earthly good,
Like the best of us is no damn good!

DIESEL
The trouble is he's crazy,

A-RAB
The trouble is he drinks.

BABY JOHN
The trouble is he's lazy,

DIESEL
The trouble is he stinks.

A-RAB
The trouble is he's growing.

BABY JOHN
The trouble is he's grown!

JETS
Krupke, we've got troubles of our own!

Gee, Officer Krupke,
We're down on our knees,
'Cause no one wants a fellow with a social disease.

Gee, Officer Krupke,
What are we to do?
Gee, Officer Krupke, krup you!

ANITA
And still you don't know: Tony is one of them!

A boy like that who'd kill your brother,
Forget that boy and find another,
One of your own kind!
Stick to your own kind!

A boy like that will give you sorrow,
You'll meet another boy tomorrow,
One of your own kind!
Stick to your own kind!

A boy who kills cannot love,
A boy who kills has no heart.
And he's the boy
who gets your love
And gets your heart.
Very smart, Maria,
very smart!

A boy like that wants one thing only,
And when he's done, he'll leave you lonely.
He'll murder your love;
he murdered mine.

Just wait and see,
Just wait, Maria,
Just wait and see!

MARIA
Oh no, Anita, no!
Anita, no!

It isn't true, not for me,
It's true for you, not for me.
I hear your words
And in my head
I know they're smart
But my heart, Anita,
But my heart

Knows they're wrong
And my heart
Is too strong,
For I belong
To him alone, to him alone.

ANITA
A boy like that who'd kill your brother,
Forget that boy and find another,
One of your own kind!
Stick to your own kind!

MARIA
One thing I know:
I am his,
I don't care what he is.
I don't know why it's so,
I don't want to know!

ANITA
A boy who kills cannot love,
A boy who kills has no heart.
And he's the boy who gets your love
Very smart, Maria, very smart!

MARIA
Oh no, Anita, no,
You should know better!
You were in love or so you said.
You should know better...

I have a love, and it's all that I have.
Right or wrong, what else can I do?
I love him, I'm his
and ev'rything he is
I am, too.

I have a love, and it's all that I need,
Right or wrong, and he needs me, too.
I love him, we're one;
There's nothing to be done,
Not a thing I can do

But hold him, hold him forever,
Be with him now, tomorrow
And all of my life!

BOTH
When love comes so strong,
There is no right or wrong,
Your love is your life!

TONY
Yes we can.
We will.

MARIA
Hold my hand and we're halfway there.

MARIA & TONY
Hold my hand and I'll take you there
Somehow,

MARIA
Someday!