Lyrics Maria - Gina Ferrall feat. Ann Brown, Patti Cohenour & Jeanne Lehmann

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've 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

Then say it, Sister Margaretta

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 flibbertigibbet!

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'll out-pester any pest
Drive a hornet from his nest

She could throw a whirling dervish out of twirl

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 flibbertigibbet!

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?