Listen to Maria by Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson & Marni Nixon

Maria

Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson & Marni Nixon

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Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon - Maria (Audio)

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Evadne Baker

Vocals

Anna Lee

Vocals

Portia Nelson

Vocals

Marni Nixon

Vocals

Irwin Kostal

Conductor

安娜・李 (Anna Lee)

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Richard Rodgers

Richard Rodgers

Composer

Oscar Hammerstein II

Oscar Hammerstein II

Lyrics

Howard Lindsay

Book

Maria von Trapp

Maria von Trapp

Based on the Work of

Russel Crouse

Book

Irwin Kostal

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Neely Plumb

Producer

Douglas Williams

Douglas Williams

Recording Engineer

John Norman

Recording Engineer

Murray Spivak

Recording Engineer

Robert Mayer

Editing Engineer

Saul Chaplin

Associate Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

She climbs a tree and scrapes her knee, her dress has got a tear

She waltzes on her way to mass and whistles on the stair

And underneath her wimple, she has curlers in her hair

I've even heard her singing in the abbey

[Verse 2]

She's always late for chapel but her penitence is real

She's always late for everything except for every meal

I hate to have to say it, but I very firmly feel

Maria's not an asset to the abbey

[Verse 3]

I'd like to say a word in her behalf

Maria makes me laugh

[Chorus]

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

[Chorus]

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?

[Verse 4]

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

[Verse 5]

She'd out pester any pest, drive a hornet from its nest

She can 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

[Chorus]

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

[Chorus]

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?

Written by: Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers