The Water Is Wide Lyrics - Bob Dylan

The water is wide an' 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 an' i 

There is a ship an' she sails on the sea 

Loaded deep as deep can be 

But not as deep as the love I'm in 

And know not how I sink or swim 

I leaned my back up against some oak 

Thinkin' it was a trusty tree 

But first it bent an' 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 an' waxes cold 

An' fades away like some morning dew 

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The water is wide an' 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 an' I 

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