maria

[ti:maria] [ar:maria] [al:197224] 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 like to say a word in her behalf— Then say it Sister 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 will-o -the-wisp! A flibbertijibbet! 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 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 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