The water is wide
Pernell Roberts
© Pernell Roberts aroundtheworld 2007 - 2008
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The Water is wide I cannot get over
And neither have I wings to fly
Give me a boat That will carry two
And both shall row My love and I
A ship there is 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
I leaned my back Up against a oak
I thought it was A trustee tree
But first it bended And then it broke
And thus my love Proved false to me
I spied a flower On some soft bough
And thought to take it For my own
I cut my heart On the razor thorn
And left the sweetest Flower alone
Oh love is handsome And love is fine
Gay as a jewel When first it's new
But love grows old And waxes cold
And fades away Like summer dew
And fades away Like summer dew
The Water is Wide
And neither have I wings to fly
Give me a boat That will carry two
And both shall row My love and I
A ship there is 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
I leaned my back Up against a oak
I thought it was A trustee tree
But first it bended And then it broke
And thus my love Proved false to me
I spied a flower On some soft bough
And thought to take it For my own
I cut my heart On the razor thorn
And left the sweetest Flower alone
Oh love is handsome And love is fine
Gay as a jewel When first it's new
But love grows old And waxes cold
And fades away Like summer dew
And fades away Like summer dew
The Water is Wide