The water is wide I cant cross oer

And neither I have wings to fly

Give me a boat that can carry two

And both shall row - my love and i



Now love is gentle love is kind

The sweetest flower when first its new

But love grows cold and waxes cold

And fades away like morning dew



There is a ship she sails the sea

Shes loaded deep as deep as can be

But not as deep as the love Im in

I know not how I sink or swim



The water is wide I cant cross oer

And neither I have 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



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The water is wide

Original lyrics



The water is wide. I cannot get oer

And neither have I wings to fly

Give me a boat that can carry two

And both shall row my love and i



I leaned my back up against an oak

I thought it was a trusty tree

But first it swayed and then it broke

And so my false love did unto me



Oh love is handsome and love is kind

And loves a jewel when it is new

But love grows old and waxes cold

And fades away like morning dew

Morning dew

Morning dew

Like morning dew