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Berna-Dean Origins: Waly, Waly - Water is Wide (31) Lyr Add: THE WATER IS WIDE 28 Mar 97

This song is also called "THE WATER IS WIDE"

There is a ship and she sails the sea.
'Tis loaded deep as deep can be.
But not as deep as a love I knew [I'm in]
I know not how I sink or swim.

The water is wide, I cannot cross o'er (over)
And neither have I wings to fly.
Give me your boat that can carry two
And both shall rule [row] my love and I.

I leaned my back up against an oar [oak].
Thinking it was a trusty tree.
But first it flayed and then it broke
And so did my true love to me.

Love is handsome and love is fine.
Bright as a jewel when first exhumed [it's new].
But a love grows old and waxes cold
And fades away like the morning dew.

There is a ship and she sails the sea.
'Tis loaded deep as deep can be.
But not as deep as a love I knew.
I know not how I sink or swim.

HTML line breaks added. --JoeClone, 24-Aug-02.

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