Maria

When I'm with her I'm confused Out of focus and bemused And I never know exactly where I am Unpredictable as weather She's as flighty as a feather She's a darling, she's a demon, she's a lamb She'll outpester any pest Drive a hornet from its nest She could throw a whirling dervish out of whirl She is gentle, she is wild She's a riddle, she's a child She's a headache She's an angel She's a girl 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? How do you keep a wave upon the sand? How do you keep a wave upon the sand? How do you solve a problem like Maria? How do you hold a moonbeam in your hand?