The Water Is Wide

Eva Cassidy

The water is wide. I cannot get o\'er
And neither have I wings to fly
Give me a boat that can carry two
And both shall row my love and I

Oh love is handsome and love is kind
And love\'s a jewel when it\'s first new
But love grows old and waxes cold
And fades away like morning dew

There is a ship it\'s sailing the sea
It\'s loaded deep as deep can be
But not so deep as my love for him
I know not if I sink or swim

The water is wide. I cannot get o\'er
And neither have I 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