Lyrics
The water is wide, I cannot 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
Down in the meadows the other day
A-gath'ring flowers both fine and gay
A-gath'ring flowers both red and blue
I little thought what love can do
I leaned my back up against a wall
Thinking that it was a trusty tree
At first it bended, and then it broke
And so did my false love to me
A ship there is, and she sails the sea
She's loaded deep as deep can be
But not so deep as the love I leave
I know not if I sink or swim
Love is handsome, and love is fine
And love's a jewel while it is new
But when it is old it groweth cold
And fades away like morning dew
And neither have I wings to fly
Give me a boat, that will carry two
And both shall row, my love and I
Down in the meadows the other day
A-gath'ring flowers both fine and gay
A-gath'ring flowers both red and blue
I little thought what love can do
I leaned my back up against a wall
Thinking that it was a trusty tree
At first it bended, and then it broke
And so did my false love to me
A ship there is, and she sails the sea
She's loaded deep as deep can be
But not so deep as the love I leave
I know not if I sink or swim
Love is handsome, and love is fine
And love's a jewel while it is new
But when it is old it groweth cold
And fades away like morning dew
