[00:00.185]She climbs a tree, and scrapes her knee
[00:03.198]Her dress has got a tear
[00:05.436]She waltzes on her way to mass
[00:07.947]And whistles on the stair
[00:10.186]And underneath her wimple
[00:12.448]She has curlers in her hair
[00:14.946]I've even heard her singing in the abbey
[00:19.436]She's always late for chapel
[00:21.935]But her penitence is real
[00:24.689]She's always late for everything
[00:26.948]Except for every meal
[00:29.439]I hate to have to say it
[00:31.938]But I very firmly feel
[00:34.189]Maria's not an asset to the abbey
[00:38.937]I'd like to say a word in her behalf:
[00:42.684]Maria makes me laugh
[00:50.441]How do you solve a problem like Maria?
[00:55.187]How do you catch a cloud and pin it down?
[00:59.442]How do you find a word that means Maria?
[01:03.438]A flibbertigibbet?
[01:04.194]A will-o'-the-wisp?
[01:05.698]A clown
[01:07.938]Many a-thing you know you'd like tell her
[01:11.683]Many a-thing she ought to understand
[01:15.699]But how do you make her stay
[01:17.684]And listen to all you say?
[01:20.183]How do you keep a wave upon the sand?
[01:23.684]Oh how do you solve a problem like Maria?
[01:27.946]How do you hold a moonbeam
[01:33.935]In your hand?
[01:40.442]When I'm with her I'm confused
[01:42.445]Out of focus and bemused
[01:44.187]And I never know exactly where I am
[01:47.694]Unpredictable as weather
[01:49.947]She's as flighty as a feather
[01:51.445]She's a darling
[01:52.694]She's a demon
[01:53.948]She's a lamb
[01:55.697]She'd out pester any pest
[01:57.448]Drive a hornet from its nest
[01:59.438]She can throw a whirling dervish out of whirl
[02:03.127]She is gentle, she is wild
[02:05.134]She's a riddle, she's a child
[02:07.134]She's a headache
[02:08.083]She's an angel
[02:09.824]She's a girl
[02:14.328]How do you solve a problem like Maria?
[02:18.831]How do you catch a cloud and pin it down?
[02:22.582]How do you find a word that means Maria?
[02:26.821]A flibbertigibbet?
[02:27.322]A will-o'-the-wisp?
[02:28.820]A clown
[02:31.079]Many a-thing you know you'd like to tell her
[02:34.827]Many a-thing she ought to understand
[02:38.569]But how do you make her stay
[02:40.820]And listen to all you say?
[02:43.328]How do you keep a wave upon the sand?
[02:46.833]Oh how do you solve a problem like Maria?
[02:53.829]How do you hold a moonbeam
[03:02.823]In your hand?

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:
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 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'd out pester any pest
Drive a hornet from its nest
She can throw a whirling dervish out of whirl
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?