The water is wide I cant cross oв'er And neither I have wings to fly Give me a boat that can carry two And both shall row - my love and i Now love is gentle love is kind The sweetest flower when first itв's new But love grows cold and waxes cold And fades away like morning dew There is a ship she sails the sea Shes loaded deep as deep as can be But not as deep as the love Iв'm in I know not how I sink or swim The water is wide I cant cross oв'er And neither I have wings to fly Give me a boat that can carry two And both shall row - my love and i And both shall row - my love and i ------------------------------------ The water is wide Original lyrics The water is wide. I cannot get oв'er And neither have I wings to fly Give me a boat that can carry two And both shall row my love and i I leaned my back up against an oak I thought it was a trusty tree But first it swayed and then it broke And so my false love did unto me Oh love is handsome and love is kind And loveв's a jewel when it is new But love grows old and waxes cold And fades away like morning dew Morning dew Morning dew Like morning dew