The Water Is Wide

The water is wide



I cannot swim ore



and neither have I



the wings to fly



give me a boat



that can carry two



and we both shall row



my true love and I







A ship there is



and she sails the seas



she's laden deep



as deep can be



but not so deep



as the love I'm in



and I know not if



i sink or swim







I leaned my back



against a young oak



thinkin he was



a trusty tree



but first he bended



and then he broke



thus did my love



prove false to me







Oh love is handsome



and love is kind



bright as a jewl



when first it's new



but love grows old



and waxes cold



and fades away



like the morning dew







and fades away



like the morning dew