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...