Maria -The Nuns 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 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 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 flibbertijibbet A will-o'-the wisp A clown Many a thing you know you'd like to tell her Many a thing she 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 outpester any pest Drive a hornet from it's 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 flibbertijibbet A will-o'-the wisp A clown Many a thing you know you'd like to tell her Many a thing she 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
[00:00.360]Maria -The Nuns [00:05.260]She climbs a tree and scrapes her knee [00:07.830]Her dress has got a tear [00:10.270]She waltzes on her way to Mass [00:12.600]And whistles on the stair [00:14.950]And underneath her wimple [00:17.30]She has curlers in her hair [00:19.770]I even heard her singing in the abbey [00:24.480]She's always late for chapel [00:26.689]But her penitence is real [00:29.359]She's always late for everything [00:31.919]Except for every meal [00:34.319]I hate to have to say it [00:36.559]But I very firmly feel [00:39.289]Maria's not an asset to the abbey [00:44.188]I'd like to say a word in her behalf [00:49.218]Maria makes me laugh [00:56.108]How do you solve a problem like Maria [01:00.218]How do you catch a cloud and pin it down [01:04.208]How do you find a word that means Maria [01:08.168]A flibbertijibbet A will-o'-the wisp A clown [01:12.547]Many a thing you know you'd like to tell her [01:16.537]Many a thing she ought to understand [01:20.357]But how do you make her stay [01:22.397]And listen to all you say [01:24.637]How do you keep a wave upon the sand [01:28.427]Oh how do you solve a problem like Maria [01:33.47]How do you hold a moonbeam in your hand [01:45.367]When I'm with her I'm confused [01:47.197]Out of focus and bemused [01:48.887]And I never know exactly where I am [01:52.817]Unpredictable as weather [01:54.647]She's as flighty as a feather [01:56.407]She's a darling She's a demon She's a lamb [02:00.167]She'd outpester any pest [02:02.147]Drive a hornet from it's nest [02:03.967]She could throw a whirling dervish out of whirl [02:07.927]She is gentle She is wild [02:09.877]She's a riddle She's a child [02:11.817]She's a headache She's an angel [02:14.787]She's a girl [02:19.637]How do you solve a problem like Maria [02:23.467]How do you catch a cloud and pin it down [02:27.337]How do you find a word that means Maria [02:31.337]A flibbertijibbet A will-o'-the wisp A clown [02:35.706]Many a thing you know you'd like to tell her [02:39.676]Many a thing she ought to understand [02:43.546]But how do you make her stay [02:45.786]And listen to all you say [02:47.946]How do you keep a wave upon the sand [02:51.796]Oh how do you solve a problem like Maria [02:59.516]How do you hold a moonbeam in your hand
