Music: Jerry Bock/Sheldon Harnick
I'm nervous and upset because this girl I've never met
I get to meet her tonight at eight
I'm taking her to dinner at a charming old cafe
But who can eat tonight at eight
It's early in the morning and out date is not till eight o'clock tonight and yet already I can see...
What a nightmare this whole day will be
I haven't slept a wink I only think of our approaching tete-a-tete tonight at eight
I feel a combination of depression and elation , what a state to wait till eight
3 more minutes , 2 more seconds , 10 more hours to go
In spite of all I've written , she may not be very smitten
And my hope,perhaps,may collapse,kaput,tonight at eight
I wish I knew exactly How I'll act and what will happen when we dine tonight at eight
I konw I'll drop the silverware,but will I spill the water or the wine tonight at eight
Tonight I'll walk right up and sit right down beside the smartest girl in town and then it's anybody's guess
More and more I'm breathing less and less
In my imagination I can hear our conversation taking shape tonight at eight
I'll sit there saying absolutely nothing or I'll jabber like an ape tonight at eight
2 more minutes , 3 more seconds , 10 more hours to go
I'll konw when this is done if something's ended or begun
And if it goes all right,who konws
I might propose tonight at eight