Intro: The water is wide I can’t cross o'er And neither have I wings to fly Build me a boat that can carry two And both shall row my love and I verse 1 There is a ship and she sails the seas She's laden deep as deep can be But not so deep as the love I'm in I know not if I sink or swim verse 2 Oh love is handsome and love is fine Bright as a jewel when first it's new but love grows old and waxes cold And fades away like the morning dew. The water is wide I can’t cross o'er And neither have I wings to fly Build me a boat that can carry two And both shall row my love and I