Alex Campbell - The water is wide

The water is wide, I ^Fcannot swim ^Co'er And neither ^Amhave I ^Fwings to ^Gfly Give me a ^Cboat that can carry ^Amtwo And ^Fwe shall ^Grow, my love and ^CI ^{F G}

A ship there ^Cis and she ^Fsails the ^Csea She's loaded ^Amdeep, as ^Fdeep can ^Gbe But not so ^Cdeep as the love I'm ^Amin I ^Fknow not ^Gif I sink or ^Cswim ^{F G}

I leaned my ^Cback on^Fto an ^Coak Thinking it ^Amwas a ^Ftrusty ^Gtree But first it ^Cbent and then it ^Ambroke Thus ^Fdid my ^Gfalse love to ^Cme ^{F G}

I put my ^Chand in^Fto a ^Cbush Seeking the ^Amsweetest ^Fflower to ^Gpull I pricked my ^Cfinger to the ^Ambone And ^Fleft the ^Gdearest flower a^Clone ^{F G}

Och, love is ^Csweet and ^Flove is ^Cfine Carefree for ^Ame'er if ^Fyoung and ^Gnew But love grows ^Ccold and love grows ^Amold And fades a^Fway like the ^Gmorning ^Cdew ^{F G}