The Water Is Wide versuri

Versuri Alan Wagstaff – The Water Is Wide lyrics

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

There is a ship that 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

I leaned my back against an oak
I thought it was a trusty tree
But first it bent and then it broke
Just as my love proved false to me

O love is handsome, love is fine
It’s like a jewel when first it’s new
But love grows old and waxes cold
And fades away like the morning dew