The Water Is Wide

The Water is Wide
Traditional
The water is wide yet I must go
Oh would that I had wings to fly
Is there a boat that could carry two?
Then both may go my love and I
Oh love is strong and love is fine
And love is gold while it still is new
But when love grows old then it can grow cold
And fade away like the morning dew
A ship that sails upon the sea
Is loaded deep, deep as she can be
But not so deep as this love I’m in
I know not if I sink or swim.