Intro: The water is wide, I can't cross over ~ And neither have I wings to fly Give me a boat that can carry two And both shall row, my love and I verse 1 There is a ship and she sails the sea ~ She's loaded deep, as deep can be But not so deep as the love I'm in I know not how I sink or swim The water is wide, I can't cross over ~ And neither have I wings to fly Give me a boat that can carry two And both shall row, my love and I verse 2 My love is handsome and love is fine ~ As a jewel when first it's new And love grows old and waxes cold And fades away like summer dew The water is wide, I can't cross over ~ 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 Outro (fade to end) The water is wide, oh, oh, oh, oh I can't cross over I can't cross over