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Artist: Eva Cassidy
Canonical path: /cassidy-eva/the-water-is-wide
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The Water Is Wide
Read The Water Is Wide lyrics by Eva Cassidy on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Water Is Wide
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The water is wide I can not get o'er
And neither have I wings to fly
Give me a boat that will carry two
And both shall row my love and I
O love is handsome and love is fine
And love's a jewel when it's first new
But love grows old and waxes cold
And fades away like morning dew
There is a ship it's sailing the sea
It's loaded deep as deep can be
But not so deep as my love for him
I know not if I sink or swim
The water is wide I can not get o'er
And neither have I wings to fly
Give me a boat that will carry two
And both shall row my love and I
And both shall row my love and I
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Eva Cassidy performs "The Water Is Wide", and this lyric page sits inside the Eva Cassidy catalog on LyroVerse.
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