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The Water Is Wide Lyrics
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 kind
The sweetest flower when first it's new
But love grows and waves cold
And fades away like morning dew
Oh…
Oh…
Oh…
(Can't cross this water, my true love and I)
(No wings to fly)
(No wings to fly)
The water is wide, I can't cross over
And neither have I wings to fly (to fly)
Build me a boat that can carry two (boat)
And both shall row (row)
My love and I (my love and I)
And both shall row (and both shall row)
My love and I (my love and I)
And neither have I wings to fly
Build me a boat that can carry two
And both shall row
My love and I
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
The sweetest flower when first it's new
But love grows and waves cold
And fades away like morning dew
Oh…
Oh…
(No wings to fly)
(No wings to fly)
The water is wide, I can't cross over
And neither have I wings to fly (to fly)
Build me a boat that can carry two (boat)
And both shall row (row)
My love and I (my love and I)
And both shall row (and both shall row)
My love and I (my love and I)
Song Info
Producer
Peter Hollens, Tom Anderson
Release date
Nov 26, 2010
Sentiment
Positive
Submitted by
mellow_harsher On Feb 20, 2025
Who wrote the lyrics to 'The Water Is Wide' by Peter Hollens?