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The Water Is Wide     Credits: Traditional; arranged by Steeleye Span     Appears On: Voices Of Celtic Women 1 (compilation)     Language: English     Other Versions: "The Water Is Wide" on Mary Black's album Without The Fanfare "The Water Is Wide" on Órla Fallon's album The Water Is Wide

Lyrics:

There is a ship that sails the sea
It is loaded deep as deep can be
But not so deep as the love I'm in
That I know not how, I sink or swim

The water is wide, we cannot get o'er
And neither have I wings to fly
Give me a boat that will carry two
That boat shall row my love and I
My love, my love and I