Maria

(one nun at a time)She climbs a treeAnd scrapes her kneeHer dress has got a tearShe waltzs on her way to massAnd whistles on the stairAnd underneath her wimpleShe has curlers in her hair!I've even heard her singing in the abbeyShe's always late for chappe,But her penitence is realShe's always late for everythingExcept for every mealI hate to have to say it but I very firmly feel(all together)Maria's not an asset to the abbey(one nun)I'd like to say a word in her behalf:Maria makes me laugh(all nuns laugh)(all nuns)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?(one nun at a time)A flibbertajibbit?A will of a whispa clownMany a thing you know you'd like tell herMany a thing she ought to understandBut how do you make her stay?And listen to all you sayhow do you keep a wave upon the sand?Oh how do you solve a problem like Maria? How do you hold a moon beam in your hand?When I'm with herI'm confusedOut of focusAnd bemusedAnd I never know exactly where I am(one nun at a time)Unpredictable as weatherShe's as flighty as a featherShe's a darlingShe's a demonShe's a lambShe'd out pester any pestDrive a hornet from its nestShe can throw a twirling dervish out of whirlShe is gentleShe is wildShe's a riddleShe's a childShe's a headacheShe's an angelShe's a girl!!(all at once)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 flibbertajjibetA will of a wispA clownMany a thing you know you'd like to tell herMany a thing she ought to understandBut how do you make her stay?And listen to all you sayHow do you keep a wave upon the sand?Oh how do you solve a problem like maria?How do you hold a moon beam in your hand?