The Water Is Wide

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 My love is gentle and love is kind The sweetest flower when first it's new When love grows old and waxes cold And fades away like morning dew love is a share and she sails to sea She's loaded deep as deep can be But not as deep as the love I'm in I know not how I sink or swim And both shall row my love and I