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 its 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?

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