The water is 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 seas 
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 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