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
A ship there is, 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
Oh love be handsome and love be kind
Gay as a jewel when first it is new
But love grows old and it waxes cold
And fades away like the morning dew
Give me a boat that can carry two
And both shall row, my love and I
