The Water Is Wide Lyrics

The water is wide, I can't cross o'er, Nor do I have light wings to fly. Build me a boat that can carry two, And both shall row, my love and I. A ship there is, and sails the sea. She's loaded deep, as deep can be, But not so deep as the love I'm in, And I know not how I sink or swim. When love is young and love is fine, It's like a gen when first it's new, But love grows old and waxes cold, And fades away like the morning dew. The water is wide, I can't cross o'er, Nor do I have light wings to fly. Build me a boat that can carry two, And both shall row, my love and I.