The river is wide
I can't cross over
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 morning dew.

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 over
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.

arranged and adapted by Frank Hamilton, Pete Seeger & Karla Bonoff