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.                         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                              I leaned my back up against an oak   Thinkin' it was a trusty tree But first it bent and then it broke Just like my own false love to me                         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 some morning dew                      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