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 wimpole She has curlers in her hair! I ever hear 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 flibberti gibbet! A willo' 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 out-pester any pest, Drive a hornet from his nest, She can 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 clown and pin it down?
How do you find a word that means Maria?
A flibberti gibbet! A willo' 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 say, 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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