The water is wide and I can't cross over

Neither have I wings to fly

Build me a boat that can carry two

And both shall row my love and I

Oh love is gentle love is kind

Gay as a jewel when first it's new

But love grows old and waxes cold

And fades away like morning dew

There is a ship and it sails on the sea

Loaded deep as deep can be

But not as deep as the love I'm in

I know not if I sink or swim

The water is wide and I can't cross over

Neither have I wings to fly

Build me a boat that can carry two

And both shall row my love and I

And both shall row my love and I