The Water is Wide (traditional)

The water is wide, I cannot cross o'er, And neither have I wings to fly. Build me a boat that can carry two And both shall row, my love and I.

A ship there is and she sails the sea 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.

I leaned my back against an oak, Thinking 'twere a trusty tree. But first it bent and then it broke, Thus did my love prove false to me.

O love is handsome and love is kind, Bright as a jewel when first it's new But love grows old and waxes cold, And fades away like the morning dew.

The water is wide, I cannot cross o'er, And neither have I wings to fly. Build 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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