Music Video
Music Video
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Kurt Ollmann
Baritone
David Livingston
Vocals
Stephen Bogardus
Vocals
Peter Thom
Vocals
Marty Nelson
Vocals
Leonard Bernstein
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Leonard Bernstein
Composer
Stephen Sondheim
Composer
Tony Kushner
Book
Irwin Kostal
Orchestrator
Sid Ramin
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Hanno Rinke
Executive Producer
John McClure
Producer
Karl-August Naegler
Recording Engineer
Jobst Eberhardt
Editing Engineer
Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
Editing Engineer
Lyrics
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. And I guarantee you can count him in!
In, out. Let's get crackin'!
Where you gonna find Bernardo?
At the dance tonight at the gym.
But the gym's neutral territory!
I'm gonna make nice with him, I'm only gonna challenge him.
Great, Daddy-o!
So everybody dress up sweet and sharp. And meet Tony and me at ten. And walk tall!
We always walk tall!
We're Jets!
The greatest!
When you're a Jet, you're the top cat in town
You're the gold-medal kid with the heavyweight crown
When you're a Jet, you're the swingin'est thing
Little boy, you're a man, little man, you're a king!
The Jets are in gear
Our cylinders are clickin'
The Sharks'll steer clear
'Cause every Puerto Rican's
A lousy chicken!
Here come the Jets like a bat outta 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! And we're gonna beat
Every last buggin' gang on the whole buggin' street
On the whole ever-mother-lovin' street!
Yeah!
Written by: Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim


