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Maria Lyrics by Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon

The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording)

1965

[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 wimple
She has curlers in her hair!
[SOPHIA]
I've even heard 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 flibbertigibbet!
[SOPHIA]
A will-o'-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 its 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 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?
Credits
Evadne Baker

Evadne Baker

Anna Lee

Anna Lee

Portia Nelson

Portia Nelson

Marni Nixon

Marni Nixon

About “Maria” by Evadne Baker

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"Maria" appears on "The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording)" in 1965.

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