A Jolly Holiday With Mary

When I saw Jim’s SONG-LYRIC-SUNDAY post for today was entitled “Mary Poppins“, my mind started down another very pleasant course. Yet another Julie Andrews classic came to mind.

Jim Adams, aka Newepicauthor, the creator of A Unique Title For Me, is hosting SONG-LYRIC-SUNDAY and this week he has chosen the theme: MARIA/MARIE/MARY

Jack really cheered me up this morning – I think he is my Burt. He always has something to lift my spirits and likes to sing quite a lot of what goes on his mind. He makes my life feel like the musical it should be!

When Jack holds my hand…my heart starts beating like a big brass band!

Ain’t it a glorious day
Right as a mornin’ in May
I feel like I could fly
Have you ever seen the grass so green
Or a bluer sky?

Oh, it’s a jolly holiday with Mary
Mary makes your heart so light
When the day is gray and ordinary
Mary makes the sun shine bright
Oh, happiness is bloomin’ all around her
The daffodils are smilin’ at the dove
When Mary holds your hand, you feel so grand
Your heart starts beatin’ like a big brass band

It’s a jolly holiday with Mary
No wonder that it’s Mary that we love

Oh, it’s a jolly holiday with Mary

Mary makes your heart so light

When the day is gray and ordinary

Mary makes the sun shine bright

Oh, happiness is bloomin’ all around her

The daffodils are smilin’ at the dove

When Mary holds your hand, you feel so grand
Your heart starts beatin’ like a big brass band

It’s a jolly holiday with Mary
No wonder that it’s Mary that we love

Oh, it’s a jolly holiday with you, Bert
Gentlemen like you are few
Though you’re just a diamond in the rough, Bert
Underneath, your blood is blue
You’d never think of pressing your advantage
Forbearance is the hallmark of your creed
A lady needn’t fear when you are near
Your sweet gentility is crystal clear

Oh, it’s a jolly holiday with you, Bert
A jolly, jolly holiday with you

Written By: Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman

How Do You Find A Word That Means Maria?

Jim Adams, aka Newepicauthor, the creator of A Unique Title For Me, is hosting SONG-LYRIC-SUNDAY and this week he has chosen the theme: MARIA/MARIE/MARY

There are some fabulous songs devoted to these names. Perhaps more than any other female name…”Maria”s and “Mary”s have inspired songwriters. When I started to list songs I became quite excited about this theme. I think it is going to be a great SONG-LYRIC-SUNDAY!!

But I have decided to choose nuns. Yes nuns. Perhaps the most famous almost-but-not-quite nun of all time: MARIA VON TRAPP!

I am sure I have said it before…but to me, “The Sound Of Music” is the ultimate film. I can sing you the entire score at the drop of a hat. This is a song that took me a while to learn as a kiddo…mainly because I used to get stuck on terms like “flibbertijibbet”. But I practiced and practiced and practiced…and it’s now in my heart, like the rest of the score.

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 even heard her singing in the abbey

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

I’d like to say a word in her behalf
Maria makes me laugh

How do you solve a problem like Maria?
How do you catch a cloud and pin it down?
How do you find the word that means Maria?
A flibbertijibbet! 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?

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’d out pester 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 the word that means Maria?
A flibbertijibbet! 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?

Written By: Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II