Maria lyrics

She climbs a tree and scrapes her knee
Her dress has got a tear
She waltzes on her way to mass
And whistles on the stair
And underneath her wimple, she has curlers in her hair!
I`ve even heard her singing in the Abbey!

She`s always late for chapel
But her penitence is real
She`s always late for everything
Except for every meal!
I hate to have to say it, but I very firmly feel,
Maria`s not an asset to the abbey!

I`d like to say a word in her behalf
(Then say it Sister Margaretta)
Maria makes me laugh!

How do you solve a problem like Maria
How do you catch a cloud and pin it down
How do you find a word that means Maria?
A flibberty-gibbet
A will o` the wisp
A clown!
Many a thing you know you`d like to tell her
Many a thing she`d ought to understand!
But how do you make her stay
And listen to all you say?
How do you keep a wave upon the sand?
Oh, how do you solve a problem like Maria?
How do you hold a moonbeam in your hand?

When I`m with her, I`m confused
Out of focus and bemused
And I never know exactly where I am!
Unpredictable as weather
She`s as flighty as a feather
She`s a darling
She`s a demon
She`s a lamb
She`d out-pester any pest
Drive a hornet from his nest
She could throw a whirling dervish out of whirl
She is gentle, she is wild
She`s a riddle, she`s a child
She`s a headache, she`s an angel
She`s a girl!

How do you solve a problem like Maria
How do you catch a cloud and pin it down
How do you find a word that means Maria?
A flibberty-gibbet
A will o` the wisp
A clown!
Many a thing you know you`d like to tell her
Many a thing she`d ought to understand!
But how do you make her stay
And listen to all you say?
How do you keep a wave upon the sand?
Oh, how do you solve a problem like Maria?
How do you hold a moonbeam in your hand?
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