The Water Is Wide

from Seven Stories by Jo Robbins

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The water is wide and I cannot cross over
Neither have I wings to fly
Give me a boat that can carry me to you
And both shall row, my love and I

A ship there is and she sails the sea
She’s loaded deep as deep can be
But not so deep as the love I’m in
I know not if I sink or swim

I lay my head in the old oak leaves
I lay my heart down to sleep
I watch the shore, I watch the sea
I wait for one who does not wait for me

Must I go bound while you go free
Must I love a man who’s wed the sea
Must I be born with so little art
As to love a man who'll break my heart

The water is wide and I cannot cross over
Neither have I wings to fly
Give me a boat that can carry me to you
And both shall row, my love and I

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from Seven Stories, released May 20, 2010
Traditional; additional lyrics by Jo Robbins.

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jo robbins lives in cincinnati and plays sad queer music but also whaling songs sometimes.

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