The water is wide, I can't swim o'er
Nor do I have the wings to fly
Build me a boat that will carry two
And both shall row, my love and I
There is a ship and she sails the sea
She's burdened deep, as deep can be
But not as deep as this love I'm in
I know not if I'll sink or swim
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