Lyrics:Trad Music:Trad The water is wide and I can't cross over Neither have I wings to fly Build me a boat that can carry two And both shall row my love and I Oh love is gentle, love is kind Gay as a jewel when first it's new But love grows old and waxes cold And fades away like morning dew There is a ship and it sails on the sea Loaded deep as deep can be But not as deep as the love I'm in I know not if I sink or swim The water is wide and I can't cross over Neither have I wings to fly Build me a boat that can carry two And both shall row my love and I And both shall row my love and I