The Water Is Wide Song

The Water is Wide              4/4  DADGBE  Key of D


1.       *The water is wide, I cannot cross o’er

    Neither have I the wings to fly

    Give me a boat  that will carry three

    And bo’sun row my love and me

2.    *There is a ship, and it sails the sea
    And it’s loaded deep; as deep can be
    It’s loaded deep as this love I’m in
    I know not if I sink or swim

3.    That he loves me is plain to see
    He left his heart on yonder tree
    His life for mine, and mine for him
    Where does my heart leave off, and his begin?

4.    Deep sea.....Salty sea
    When he walked, he sounded thee
    And when he slept, we made our plea
    And when he talked, he sounded me

5.    Never was love, dear one, like thine
    Never was love ever so divine
    Never was love ever so high and deep
    My heart so safe in your strong keep

6.    And when he comes after me
    Then the mountain tumble to the sea
    Then though the water is wide
    He’ll carry me to the other side

*  Traditional

© Sidney Couch 1997