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The Water is Wide Lyrics
The water is wide I can not get o'er,
And neither have I wings to fly,
Give me a boat that will carry two,
O love is handsom and love is fine,
And love's a jewel when it's first new,
But love grows old then waxes gold,
And fades away like morning dew,
There is a ship it's sailing the sea,
It's loaded deep as deep can be,
But not so deep as the love I'm in,
I know not if I sink or swim,
The water is wide I can not get o'er,
And neither have I wings to fly,
Give me a boat that will carry two,
And both shall row my love and I,
And both shall row my love and I,
And neither have I wings to fly,
Give me a boat that will carry two,
And love's a jewel when it's first new,
But love grows old then waxes gold,
And fades away like morning dew,
It's loaded deep as deep can be,
But not so deep as the love I'm in,
I know not if I sink or swim,
And neither have I wings to fly,
Give me a boat that will carry two,
And both shall row my love and I,
And both shall row my love and I,
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Umm, have you got the lyrics correct? Isn't it:
But love grows old then waxes Cold & But not do deep as my love for Him ???
Beautiful and heartfelt nevertheless...It's the simplicity that gets to me - a voice and a guitar. Eva could let the emotion & power in her voice loose if she wanted (listen to the final chorus) but she chose restraint and spareness instead. Just perfect...
I still think the line is:
"but not so deep as my love for him I know not if I sink or swim"
The whole song is just beautiful...
There is a song titled "There Is A Ship", Mary Travers sings it lovely and the words are different from "The Water Is Wide", but sharing the same music.