The Water Is Wide Songtext / Lyric

The water is wide an' I can't cross over

Neither have I wings to fly

Build me a boat that can carry two

And both shall row my love an' i



There is a ship an' she sails on the sea

Loaded deep as deep can be

But not as deep as the love I'm in

And know not how I sink or swim






I leaned my back up against some oak

Thinkin' it was a trusty tree

But first it bent an' then it broke

Just like my own false love to me



Oh love is gentle, love is kind

Gay as a jewel when first it's new

But love grows old an' waxes cold

An' fades away like some morning dew



The water is wide an' I can't cross over

Neither have I wings to fly

Build me a boat that can carry two

And both shall row my love an' I