Processional And Maria (The Wedding)

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?