The water is wide, I can't cross over
And neither have I wings to fly
Build me a boat, that can carry two
And both shall row, my love and I
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
Oh love is handsome, and love is fine
The sweetest flower, when first its new
But love grows old, and waxes cold
And fades away, like summer dew
Build me a boat, that can carry two
And both shall row, my love and I
And both shall row, my love and I...
The water is wide, I can't cross over
And 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 man and I...