The Water Is Wide

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.