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