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 flibbertajjibet A will of a 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 moon beam in your hand?