The water is wide I cannot cross 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

I leaned my back against an oak

Thinking it was a mighty tree

But first it bent and then it broke

Just as my love proved false to me

There is a ship that sails the sea

It'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

Oh love is handsome love is kind

Love is a jewel when it is new

But when it's old it grows so cold

And fades away like morning dew

The water is wide I cannot cross 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