Marianne

Sound of Music-MARIA
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 wimpole
She has curlers in her hair!
I even herad her singing in the abbey.
Shes always late for chapel,
But her penitence is real.
Shes always late for everything,
Except for every meal.
I hate to have to say it,
But I very firmly feel
Marias not an asset to the abbey!
Id 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 bring 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 youd 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 Im dazed and confused,
Out of focus and bemused,
And I never know exactly where I am.
Unpredictable as weather,
Shes as flighty as a feather,
Shes a darling,
Shes a demon,
Shes a lamb.
Shed out-pester any pest,
Drive a hornet from his nest,
She could throw a whirling dervish Out of whirl.
She is gentle,
She is wild,
Shes a riddle.
Shes a child.
Shes a headache!
Shes an angel !
Shes a girl.
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 youd 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?