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The Water Is Wide

by Sheena & Michael

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Our version of "The Water Is Wide", a folk song of Scottish origin, based on lyrics that partly date to the 1600s. "The Water is Wide" has been recorded countless times, with popular renditions by June Tabor, The Highwaymen, The Seekers, Peter, Paul and Mary (titled "There is a Ship"), Cowboy Junkies, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Enya, Steeleye Span, Karla Bonoff, James Taylor, Luka Bloom, Steve Goodman, Eva Cassidy.

lyrics

The water is wide
I can't swim over
And neither have I wings to fly
Give me a boat
That can carry two
And both shall row, my love and I

There is a ship
And it sails the sea
It´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

Oh love is handsome
And love is fine
The sweetest flower
When first it's new
But love grows old
And waxes cold
And fades away like morning dew

The water is wide
I can't swim 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

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released April 8, 2018
Sheena: Vocals
Michael: All instruments

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