The Water is Wide

The water is wide I can not get 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 Where love is planted O there it grows
It grows and blossoms like a rose
It has a sweet and pleasant smell
No flower on Earth can it excel
A ship there is and she sails the sea
She’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
O love is handsome and love is fine
And love’s a jewel while it is new
But when it is old it grows so cold
And fades away like morning dew