Rodgers And Hammerstein - Maria lyrics
rate meBERTHE:<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
