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Previous Next Maria 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 Maria's not an asset to 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 feelBerthe 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 could 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 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 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? |
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