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 two shall row, my love and I



There is a ship that sails the sea

It's laden deep as deep can be

But not as deep as the love I'm in

I know not if I sink or swim



And when we've come to life's sweet end

Two hearts which naught but death could part

Will we be wed in a life to come

Or must we lie, the water wide

Or must we lie fore'er apart?



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

Two hearts shall flow

My love and I