WATER IS WIDE, THE
(Traditional - 18th Century English)
Pete Seeger - 1958
The Beers Family - 1963
The Seekers - 1964
Roger McGuinn - 1961
June Tabor - 1976
Bob Dylan & Joan Baez (feat. in the film "Renaldo Ansd Clara") - 1978
Karla Bonoff - 1979
Cliff Richard - 1982
Sheila Jordan - 1989
James Taylor - 1991
Jane Bunnett - 1994
Leehom Wang - 1995
Sarah McLachlan - 1999
Chrlotte Church - 2001
Runrig - 2001
Chloë Agnew - 2002
Susanna Hoffs (feat. in the film "Red Roses And Petrol") - 2003
Carol Noonan - 2005
Sheryl Crow - 2005
Órla Fallon - 2006
Triniti - 2006
Hayley Westenra - 2006
Rhonda Vincent & Keith Urban - 2008
Also recorded by:
Angie Aparo; The Highwaymen; Peter, Paul and Mary; The Cowboy Junkies;
Rory Block; Eva Cassidy; James Taylor; Steve Goodman; The Kingston Trio;
Alison Krauss, Sarah McLachlan & Indigo Girls; Mary Black; Pernell Roberts;
Rangers; Enya; Steeleye Span; Niamh Parsons; John Gorka; Daniel Rodriguez;
Luka Bloom; Tom Chapin; Fred Neil ........... and others.
As recorded by THE SEEKERS:
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 sails the sea
She's loaded deep as deep can be
But not so deep as the love I'm in
And I do not know I sink or swim
(Instrumental Break)
When love is young and love is kind
It's like a gem when first it's new
But love grows old and waxes cold
And fades away like the morning dew
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
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As recorded by KARLA BONOFF:
The water is wide, I can't cross 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
Oh, 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 mornin' dew
(Instrumental Break)
There is a ship and 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 have I 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
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As recorded by FRED NEIL:
The water's wide and I cannot cross over
Nor do I have wings to fly
Build me a boat that could carry two
And both shall row, my love and I
There is a ship and she sails the sea
She's burdened deep as deep can be
But not as deep as the love I'm in
And I know not if I sink or swim
But love is gentle and love is kind
As to a jewel when first it's new
But love grows old and it fades with time
And it fades away like the morning dew
Build me a boat that could carry two
And both shall row, my love and I
My love and I
My love and I
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As recorded by CHLOE AGNEW:
The water is wide, I cannot get o'er
And neither have I wings to fly
Build me a boat that will carry two
And both shall row, my love and I
When love is planted, oh, 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
For love is handsome and love is fine
And love's a jewel while it is new
But when it's old, it grows so cold
And fades away like morning dew
(Transcriptions by Mel Priddle - January 2014)
