The Water Is Wide
Traditional
[Verse 1]
The water is wide and I can't cross o'er
Neither have I wings to fly
Give me a boat that can carry two
And both shall row, my love and I
[Verse 2]
For love is gentle and love is kind
And love is sweet when first it's new
But love grows old and waxes cold
And fades away like mornin' dew
[Verse 3]
There is a ship and it sails the sea
She's loaded deep as deep can be
But not as deep as the love I'm in
I know not how I sink or swim
[Verse 4]
But the water is wide and I can't cross o'er
Neither have I wings to fly
Give me a boat that can carry two
And both shall row, my love and I
And both shall row, my love and I