Maria-Antzela Zilia

[00:05.17]she climbs a tree and scrapes her knee [00:07.65]her dress has got a tear [00:09.98]she waltzes on her way to mass [00:12.17]and whistles on the stair [00:14.70]and underneath her wimple [00:17.08]she has curlers in her hair [00:19.42]i even heard her singing in the abbey [00:22.22] [00:24.53]she's always late for chapel [00:26.71]but her penitence is real [00:29.17]she's always late for everything [00:31.74]except for every meal [00:34.35]i hate to have to say it [00:36.53]but i very firmly feel [00:39.18]maria's not an asset to the abbey [00:43.55] [00:44.28]i'd like to say a word in her behalf [00:49.46]maria makes me laugh [00:54.01] [00:56.16]how do you solve a problem like maria? [01:00.03]how do you catch a cloud and pin it down? [01:04.12]how do you find a word that means maria? [01:08.15]a flibbertijibbet! a will-o'-the wisp! a clown! [01:10.45] [01:12.48]many a thing you know you'd like to tell her [01:16.39]many a thing she ought to understand [01:20.23]but how do you make her stay [01:22.49]and listen to all you say [01:24.72]how do you keep a wave upon the sand [01:27.63] [01:28.69]oh, how do you solve a problem like maria? [01:32.76]how do you hold a moonbeam in your hand? [01:43.80] [01:45.74]when i'm with her i'm confused [01:47.18]out of focus and bemused [01:49.14]and i never know exactly where i am [01:53.01]unpredictable as weather [01:54.66]she's as flighty as a feather [01:56.54]she's a darling! she's a demon! she's a lamb! [01:59.55] [02:00.63]she'd outpester any pest [02:02.20]drive a hornet from its nest [02:03.97]she could throw a whirling dervish out of whirl [02:05.92]she is gentle! she is wild! [02:09.72]she's a riddle! she's a child! [02:11.68]she's a headache! she's an angel! [02:15.17]she's a girl! [02:17.47] [02:19.70]how do you solve a problem like maria? [02:23.34]how do you catch a cloud and pin it down? [02:27.29]how do you find a word that means maria? [02:31.32]a flibbertijibbet! a will-o'-the wisp! a clown! [02:33.81] [02:35.77]many a thing you know you'd like to tell her [02:39.55]many a thing she ought to understand [02:44.61]but how do you make her stay [02:45.76]and listen to all you say [02:47.84]how do you keep a wave upon the sand [02:52.21] [02:52.67]oh, how do you solve a problem like maria? [03:00.04]how do you hold a moonbeam in your hand?