The water is wide, I can't cross o'er   And neither have I wings to fly   Build me a boat that can carry two   And two shall row, my love and I      There is a ship that sails the sea   It's laden deep as deep can be   But not as deep as the love I'm in   I know not if I sink or swim      And when we've come to life's sweet end   Two hearts which naught but death could part   Will we be wed in a life to come   Or must we lie, the water wide   Or must we lie fore'er apart?      The water is wide, I can't cross o'er   And neither have I wings to fly   Build me a boat that can carry two   And both shall row   Two hearts shall flow   My love and I