The Water Is Wide

The water is wide. I cannot get o'er And neither have I wings to fly Give me a boat that can carry two And both shall row my love and i Oh love is handsome and love is kind And love's a jewel when it's first new But love grows old and waxes cold And fades away like morning dew There is a ship it's sailing the sea It's loaded deep as deep can be But not so deep as my love for him I know not if I sink or swim. The water is wide. I cannot get o'er And neither have I 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