The Water Is Wide arranged by Kanaho
(Karla Bonoff) The Water is Wide - Masaaki Kishibe & Sungha Jung (live)
Lyrics:
The water is wide, I can't cross o'er
And neither I have wings to fly
Give me a boat that can carry two
And both shall row - my love and I
Now love is gentle, and love is kind
The sweetest flower when first it's new
But love grows old, and waxes cold
And fades away like morning dew
There is a ship, she sails the sea
She's loaded deep as deep can be
But not as deep as the love I'm in
I know not how I sink or swim
The water is wide, I can't cross o'er
And neither I have wings to fly
Give me a boat that can carry two
And both shall row - my love and I
And both shall row - my love and I.
Royal New Zealand Air Force Band - O Waly Waly (The Water is Wide)
The water is wide guitar backing track with scrolling chords and lyrics
Lyrics and chords:
(Em) (G) (D) (G)
The water is (G) wide, (C) I can't get (G) oer
Neither have (Em) I the wings to (D) fly
(D7)Give me a (Bm) boat that can carry (Em) two
And both shall (G) row, (D) my love and (G) I
A ship there (G) is and (C) she sails the (G) sea
She's loaded (Em) deep as deep can (D) be
(D7) But not so (Bm) deep as the love I'm (Em) in
I know not (G) if I (D) sink or (G) swim
Oh love be (G)hand(C)some and love be (G)kind
Gay as a (Em) jewel when first it's (D) new
(D7) But love grows (Bm) old and waxes (Em) cold
And fades aw(G)ay (D) like the morning (G) dew
The water is (G) wide, (C) I can't get (G) oer
Neither have (Em) I the wings to (D) fly
(D7)Give me a (Bm) boat that can carry (Em) two
And both shall (G) row, (D) my love and (G) I
The Water Is Wide(American Traditional) - Song Lyrics & Music
The water is wide, I can't cross o'er
Nor do I have light wings to fly
Build me a boat that can carry two
And both shall row... my love and I.
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
And I know not how I sink or swim.
I leaned my back up against an oak
Thinking he was a trusty tree
But first he bended, and then he broke
And thus did my false love to me.
I put my hand into a bush
The sweetest flower there to find
I pricked my finger to the bone
And left the sweetest flower alone.
Oh, love is handsome and love is fine
It's like a gem when first it's new
But love grows old and waxes cold
And fades away like the morning dew.