Maria Lyrics

Maria lyrics

BERTHE: 

 She climbs a tree 

 And scrapes her knee 

 Her dress has got a tear. 

 SOPHIA: 

 She waltzes on her way to mass 

 And whistles on the stair. 

 BERTHE: 

 And underneath her wimpole 

 She has curlers in her hair! 

 SOPHIA: 

 I ever hear her singing in the abbey. 

 BERTHE: 

 She's always late for chapel, 

 MARGARETTA: 

 But her penitence is real. 

 BERTHE: 

 She's always late for everything, 

 Except for every meal. 

 MOTHER ABBESS: 

 I hate to have to say it 

 But I very firmly feel 

 BERTHE AND SOPHIA: 

 Maria's not an asset to the abbey! 

 MARGARETTA: 

 I'd like to say a word in her behalf. 

 Maria makes me laugh! 

 SOPHIA: 

 How do you solve a problem like Maria? 

 MOTHER ABBESS: 

 How do you catch a cloud and pin it down? 

 MARGARETTA: 

 How do you find a word that means Maria? 

 BERTHE: 

 A flibberti gibbet! 

 SOPHIA: 

 A willo' the wisp! 

 MARGARETTA: 

 A clown! 

 MOTHER ABBESS: 

 Many a thing you know you'd like to tell her, 

 Many a thing she ought to understand. 

 MARGARETTA: 

 But how do you make her stay 

 And listen to all you say, 

 MOTHER ABBESS: 

 How do you keep a wave upon the sand? 

 MARGARETTA: 

 Oh, how do you solve a problem like Maria? 

 MOTHER ABBESS: 

 How do you hold a moonbeam in your hand? 

 MARGARETTA: 

 When I'm with her I'm confused, 

 Out of focus and bemused, 

 And I never know exactly where I am. 

 SOPHIA: 

 Unpredictable as weather, 

 She's as flighty as a feather, 

 MARGARETTA: 

 She's a darling, 

 BERTHE: 

 She's a demon, 

 MARGARETTA: 

 She's a lamb. 

 SOPHIA: 

 She'd out-pester any pest, 

 Drive a hornet from his nest, 

 BERTHE: 

 She can throw a whirling dervish 

 Out of whirl. 

 MARGARETTA: 

 She is gentle, 

 She is wild, 

 SOPHIA: 

 She's a riddle. 

 MARGARETTA: 

 She's a child. 

 BERTHE: 

 She's a headache! 

 MARGARETTA: 

 She's an angel! 

 MOTHER ABBESS: 

 She's a girl. 

 ALL NUNS: 

 How do you solve a problem like Maria? 

 How do you catch a clown and pin it down? 

 How do you find a word that means Maria? 

 A flibberti gibbet! 

 A willo' 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 say, 

 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