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 Where love is planted O there it grows It grows and blossoms like a rose It has a sweet and pleasant smell No flower on Earth can it excel 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 O love is handsome and love is fine And love's a jewel while it is new But when it is old it grows so cold And fades away like morning dew