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Thread #47891 Message #3016434
Posted By: raredance
27-Oct-10 - 12:20 AM
Thread Name: Water Is Wide - First American Version
Subject: RE: Water Is Wide - First American Version
Water Is Wide
sung by Almeda Riddle (Granny Riddle's Songs and Ballads)
Now the water's wide and I can't cross over
Neither have I the wings to fly
But give me a boat that will carry two
And we both will row, my love and I
I leaned my back against an oak
Thinking it was a trusty tree
But first it bent, then it broke
So has my false true love for me
O the water's wide and I can't cross over
And neither do I have the wings to fly
But give me a boat that will carry two
And we both will row, my love and I
I put my hand into a bush
Thinking the fairest flower to find
But I pricked my finger to the bone
And I left the fairest flower behind
O the water's wide and I can't cross over
And neither do I have the wings to fly
But give me a boat that will carry two
And we both will row, my love and I
Now there's a ship that sails the sea
She's laden down as a ship can be
But not more..... than the love I'm in
And I don't know if I'll sink or swim
O the water's wide and I can't cross over
And neither do I have the wings to fly
But give me a boat that will carry two
And we both will row, my love and I