ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl stˈeɪdʒ vˈɜːʒən ʌvðə lˈɪɹɪks wʌz tʃˈeɪndʒd ɪnðə mˌeɪkɪŋ ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn mˈuːvi vˈɜːʒən ʌv wˈɛst sˈaɪd stˈoːɹi dˈuː tʊ ɐ tʃˈeɪndʒ ɪnðə sˈiːnz əkˈɜːɹəns.
The original stage version of the lyrics was changed in the making of the 1961 movie version of West Side Story due to a change in the scene's occurrence.