The Water is Wide - Traditional
[Intro]
[Chorus]
The water is wide, I canât cross o er.
And neither have I the wings to fly.
Build me a boat that can carry two,
And both shall row, my love and I.
[Verse 1]
There is a ship and she sails the seas.
She s laden deep, as deep can be;
But not so deep as the love I m in
And I know not if I sink or swim.
[Verse 3]
O love is handsome and love is fine
Bright as a jewel when first it s new
but love grows old and waxes cold
And fades away like the morning dew.
And fades away like the morning dew.
[Chorus]
The water is wide, I canât cross o er.
And neither have I the wings to fly.
Build me a boat that can carry two,
And both shall row, my love and I.
