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The Water Is Wide     Credits: Traditional; arranged by Mary Black     Appears On: Without The Fanfare     Language: English     Other Versions: "The Water Is Wide" on Órla Fallon's album The Water Is Wide "The Water Is Wide" by Steeleye Span on the Voices Of Celtic Women 1 compilation

Lyrics:

The water is wide, I can't cross o'er
And neither have I wings to fly
Give me a boat that can carry two
And we shall row, my love and I

For love is gentle and love is kind
The sweetest flower when first it's new
But love grows old and waxes cold
And fades away like morning dew

There is a ship, and she sails the sea
She's loaded deep as deep can be
But not as deep as the love I'm in
I know not how I sink or swim

For love is gentle, and love is kind
The sweetest flower when first it's new
But love grows old and waxes cold
And fades away like morning dew

The water is wide, I can't cross o'er
And neither have I wings to fly
Give me a boat that can carry two
And we shall row, my love and I