The water is wide, I can not get o'er And neither have I wings to fly Give me a boat that will carry two And both shall row my love and I
Oh, love is handsome and love is fine And loves a jewel when it is new But rain it above it grows so cold And fades away like morning dew The ship there is 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 if I sink or swim
The water is wide, I can not get o'er And neither have I wings to fly Give me a boat that will carry two And both shall row my love and I And both shall row my love and I