Rodgers And Hammerstein

Rodgers And Hammerstein - Maria lyrics

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BERTHE:<br />

She climbs a tree<br />

And scrapes her knee<br />

Her dress has got a tear.<br />

SOPHIA:<br />

She waltzes on her way to mass<br />

And whistles on the stair.<br />

BERTHE:<br />

And underneath her wimpole<br />

She has curlers in her hair!<br />

SOPHIA:<br />

I ever hear her singing in the abbey.<br />

BERTHE:<br />

She's always late for chapel,<br />

MARGARETTA:<br />

But her penitence is real.<br />

BERTHE:<br />

She's always late for everything,<br />

Except for every meal.<br />

MOTHER ABBESS:<br />

I hate to have to say it<br />

But I very firmly feel<br />

BERTHE AND SOPHIA:<br />

Maria's not an asset to the abbey!<br />

MARGARETTA:<br />

I'd like to say a word in her behalf.<br />

Maria makes me laugh!<br />

SOPHIA:<br />

How do you solve a problem like Maria?<br />

MOTHER ABBESS:<br />

How do you catch a cloud and pin it down?<br />

MARGARETTA:<br />

How do you find a word that means Maria?<br />

BERTHE:<br />

A flibberti gibbet!<br />

SOPHIA:<br />

A willo' the wisp!<br />

MARGARETTA:<br />

A clown!<br />

MOTHER ABBESS:<br />

Many a thing you know you'd like to tell her,<br />

Many a thing she ought to understand.<br />

MARGARETTA:<br />

But how do you make her stay<br />

And listen to all you say,<br />

MOTHER ABBESS:<br />

How do you keep a wave upon the sand?<br />

MARGARETTA:<br />

Oh, how do you solve a problem like Maria?<br />

MOTHER ABBESS:<br />

How do you hold a moonbeam in your hand?<br />

MARGARETTA:<br />

When I'm with her I'm confused,<br />

Out of focus and bemused,<br />

And I never know exactly where I am.<br />

SOPHIA:<br />

Unpredictable as weather,<br />

She's as flighty as a feather,<br />

MARGARETTA:<br />

She's a darling,<br />

BERTHE:<br />

She's a demon,<br />

MARGARETTA:<br />

She's a lamb.<br />

SOPHIA:<br />

She'd out-pester any pest,<br />

Drive a hornet from his nest,<br />

BERTHE:<br />

She can throw a whirling dervish<br />

Out of whirl.<br />

MARGARETTA:<br />

She is gentle,<br />

She is wild,<br />

SOPHIA:<br />

She's a riddle.<br />

MARGARETTA:<br />

She's a child.<br />

BERTHE:<br />

She's a headache!<br />

MARGARETTA:<br />

She's an angel!<br />

MOTHER ABBESS:<br />

She's a girl.<br />

ALL NUNS:<br />

How do you solve a problem like Maria?<br />

How do you catch a clown and pin it down?<br />

How do you find a word that means Maria?<br />

A flibberti gibbet!<br />

A willo' the wisp!<br />

A clown!<br />

Many a thing you know you'd like to tell her,<br />

Many a thing she ought to understand.<br />

But how do you make her say,<br />

And listen to all you say?<br />

How do you keep a wave upon the sand?<br />

Oh, how do you solve a problem like Maria?<br />

How do you hold a moonbeam in your hand

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