The water is wide

 Letra tradicional:

The water is wide, I cannot get o'er, 

And neither have I wings to fly. 

Give 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 if I sink or swim. 

 

I leaned my back up against an oak, 

Thinking it was a trusty tree, 

But first it bent and then it broke, 

So did my love prove false to me. 

 

O love is handsome and love is fine, 

Bright as a jewel when first it is new, 

But love grows old and waxes cold, 

And fades away like the morning dew.

Mi versión preferida, pero creo que es porque fue la primera que conocí de uno de mis discos preferidos es esta: 

The Water Is Wide

The water is wide and I can't cross over
Neither have I wings that I could fly
Build me a boat that can carry two
And both shall row my love and I.

There is a ship and it sails on the sea
Loaded deep as deep can be
But not as deep as the love I'm in
I know not if I sink or swim.

I leaned my back up against an oak
Thinkin' it was a trusty tree
But first it bent and 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 and waxes cold
And fades away like some morning dew.

The water is wide and 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 and I

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