Tonight [Quintet] lyrics

JETS

The Jets are gonna have their day

Tonight.

SHARKS

The Sharks are gonna have their way

Tonight.

JETS

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!

ALL

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'll fall.

JETS

Well, they began it!

SHARKS

Well, they began it!

ALL

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

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!

(RIFF, TONY, and MARIA sing simultaneously)

MARIA

Tonight, tonight

Won't be just any night,

Tonight there will be no morning star.

RIFF

So I can 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 AND SHARKS

We're gonna rock it tonight!

ANITA

Tonight . ..

(JETS, SHARKS, MARIA, TONY, and ANITA sing simultaneously)

BERNARDO AND SHARKS

We're gonna rock it tonight!

They're gonna get it tonight.

They began it, they began it,

They began it.

We'll stop 'em once and for all.

The Sharks are gonna have their way,

The Sharks are gonna have their day,

We're gonna rock it tonight,

ANITA

Tonight, tonight,

Late tonight,

We're gonna mix it tonight.

Anita's gonna have her day,

Anita's gonna have her day,

Bernardo's gonna have his way

Tonight, tonight,

Tonight, this very night,

We're gonna rock it tonight,

RIFF AND JETS

We're gonna jazz it tonight!

Tonight!

They began it,

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

The Jets are gonna have their way,

The Jets are gonna have their day,

We're gonna rock it tonight,

MARIA

Tonight, tonight, I'll 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 sky is light.

Oh moon, grow bright,

And make this endless day endless night,

ALL

Tonight!

• Artist:West Side Story (OST)
• Album:1957 Original Broadway Cast