The water is wide I can't cross o'er Nor do I have light wings to fly Build me a boat that can carry two And both shall row my love and I A ship there is and sails the sea She's loaded deep as deep can be But not so deep as the love I'm in And I know not how I sink or swim When love is young and love is fine It's like a gen 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 Nor do I have light wings to fly Build me a boat that can carry two And both shall row my love and I