The Water Is Wide
Traditional:
courtesy of www.SailorSongs.com - You can hear a sample of this song sung by Roger Chartier and Kate Sullivan. Hear it in full in just a few moments when you buy the download of the song or the "Sailing Away" CD from our Sea Shanty Store
G Em G
The water is wide, I can't cross over
Em Am D
And neither have I have wings to fly
G Em
Give me a boat that can carry two
G C G
And we both shall row, my love and I
G Em G
My love is gentle, and love is kind
Em Am G
The sweetest flower when first it blooms
G Em
But love grows old and waxes cold
G C G
And fades away like morning dew
G Em G
There is a ship that sails the sea
Em Am D
She's loaded deep as deep can be
G Em
But not as deep as the love I’m in
G C G
I know not how to sink or swim
REPEAT FIRST VERSE AND DO LAST LINE TWICE
The author of this website has put a lot of time and effort into gathering the greatest collection of sea shanties for the world to enjoy - There are songs that have been to sung to a job of work at sea for many, many years and collecting them has been a great endeavour. - Roger Chartier has made the effort out of his own interest and the requests that he has gotten to do this work from fellow musicians who wanted a good source of sea shanties to draw on and learn from. He has been told that for this effort he is a remarkable man.
