How do you solve a problem like maria How do you catch a clown 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