The Water Is Wide Lyrics

The water is wide, I can't cross o'er,

And neither have I the wings to fly.

Give me a boat, that will carry two,

And both shall row, my love and I.

Oh love is handsome, and love is kind,

Shining bright like a jewel, when first its new;

But love grows old, and waxes cold,

And fades away, like morning dew.

There is a ship, and she sails the sea,

She's loaded deep, as deep can be,

But not as deep as the love I'm in.

I know not if I sink or swim.

The water is wide, I can't cross o'er,

And neither have I the wings to fly.

Give me a boat, that will carry two,

And both shall row, my love and I.