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The action takes place on the West Side of New York City
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during the last days of summer.
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SIDE 1
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ACT I
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The Neighborhood - The months before
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? No. 1 Prologue
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(The opening, half-danced, half-mimed, is a condensation of
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the growing rivalty between two teenage gangs; the Sharks are
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Puerto Ricans, the Jets an anthology of what is called
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"American". The Jets want to hold on to their territory and
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clean out the Sharks in a rumble.)
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The Street - 5:00 p.m.
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? No. 2 Jet Song
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?RIFF : Against the Sharks we need every man we got.
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?ACTION : Tony don't belong any more.
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?RIFF : Cut it, Action boy. I and Tony started the Jets.
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?ACTION : Well, he acts like he don't wanna belong.
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?BABY JOHN : Who wouldn't wanna belong to the Jets!
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?RIFF : Right! He's always come through for us
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and he will now
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When you're a Jet,
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You're a Jet all the way
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From your first cigarette
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To your last dyin' day.
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When you're a Jet,
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If the spit hits the fan,
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You got brothers around,
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You're a family man!
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You're never alone,
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You're never disconnected!
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You're home with your own:
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When company's expected,
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You're well protected!
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Then you are set
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With a capital J,
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Which you'll never forget
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Till they cart you away.
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When you're a Jet,
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You stay
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A Jet!
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I know Tony like I know me. I guarantee you can count him in.
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?ACTION : In, Out, let's get crackin'.
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?A-RAB : Where you ganna find Bernardo?
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?RIFF : At the dance tonight at the gym.
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?BIG DEAL : But the gym is neutral territory.
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?RIFF (innocently) : I'm gonna make nice there!
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I'm only gonna challenge him.
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?A-RAB : Great, Daddy-O!
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?RIFF : So everybody dress up sweet and sharp
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and meet Tony and me at ten.
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?ALL
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Oh, when theJets fall in at the cornball dance,
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We'll be the sweetest dressin's gang in pants!
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And when the chicks dig us in our Jet black ties,
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They're gonna flip, gonna drop like flies!
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( They dance together, a little wild. )
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?RIFF : Hey. Cool. Easy. Sweet. See ya.
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And walk tall! (He run off.)
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?A-RAB : We always walk tall!
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?BABY JOHN : We're Jets!
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?ACTION : The greatest!
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?ACTION and BABY JOHN
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When you're a Jet,
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You're the top cat in town,
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You're the gold-medal kid
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With the heavyweight crown!
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?A-RAB, ACTION, BIG DEAL
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When you're a Jet,
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You're the swingin'est thing:
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Little boy, you're a man;
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Little man, you're a king!
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?ALL
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The Jets are in gear,
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Our cylinders are clickin'!
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The Sharks'll steer clear
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'Cause ev'ry Puerto Rican
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's a lousy chicken!
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Here come the Jets
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Like a bat out of hell.
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Someone gets in our way,
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Someone don't feel so well.
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Here come the Jets:
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Little world, step aside!
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Better go underground,
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Better run, better hide.
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We're drawin' the line,
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So keep your noses hidden!
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We're hangin' a sign,
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Says "Visitors forbidden"
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And we ain't kiddin'!
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Here come the Jets,
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Yeah! An' we're gonna beat
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Ev'ry last buggin' gang
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On the whole buggin' street!
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On the whole ever-mother-lovin' street!
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A Back Yard - 5:30 p.m.
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(Tony has been painting a sign for Doc's drugstore, where he
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now works. Riff talks him into joining the Jets at the dance,
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but Tony's mind is already on other things.)
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