As Performed by The Sweet Colleens
The water is wide, I can't swin o'er
And neither have I wings to fly
Give me a boat that can carry two
And so shall row my love and I
There is a ship and it sails the sea
It sails so deep, as deep can be
But not so deep as the love I'm in
I know not how to sink or swim
I leaned my back against an oak
Thinking it was the strongest tree
But first it bent, and then it broke
And that's the way love treated me
When salt seas churn far inland
And mussels grow on every tree
When cochel shells make Christmas bells
Then will I lose my love for thee
(Repeat Verse 1)