the water is wide

the water is wide

i can't cross over

and neither have i wings to fly

build me a boat that can carry two

and both shall row

my love and i

there is a ship

and she sails the sea

she's loaded deep

as deep can be

but not so deep

as the love i'm in

i know not

how i sink or swim

oh love is handsome and love is kind

the sweetest flower when first it's new

but love grows and waves cold

and fades away like morning dew

oh. oh. oh. the water is wide

i can't cross over

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