Connie Dover - The Water Is Wide lyrics

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<b>The Water Is Wide</b> by <i>Connie Dover</i><br />The water is wide, I cannot cross 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

I leaned my back against an oak,

Thinking it was a mighty tree,

But first it bent, and then it broke

Just as my love proved false to me

There is a ship that sails the sea

It's loaded deep, as deep can be

But not so deep as the love I'm in

I know not if I sink or swim

Oh, love is handsome, love is kind

Love is a jewel when it is new

But when it's old, it grows so cold

And fades away like morning dew