The water is wide

X:577
T:The water is wide
C:anon.
O:Scotland
Z:Transcribed by Frank Nordberg - http://www.musicaviva.com
F:http://abc.musicaviva.com/tunes/scotland/the-water-is-wide.abc
M:C
L:1/8
K:F
z A (3GFG|"F"A4-"Bb"AG (3FFD|"F"C4 z2 FE|
w:The wat-er is wide,_ I can-not get o'er, Neith-er
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w:have_ I wings to_ fly._ Give me a boat_ that can car-ry
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w:two,_ and both shall cross,_ my true love and I.
W:
W:The water is wide, I cannot get o'er,
W:Neither have I wings to fly.
W:Give me a boat that can carry two,
W:and both shall cross, my true love and I.
W:
W:I leaned back against an oak,
W:Thinking it was a mighty tree,
W:But first it bent and then it broke,
W:So did my love prove false to me.
W:
W:I put my hand on some soft bush,
W:Thinking the sweetest flower to find,
W:I pricked my finger to the bone,
W:And left the sweetest flower behind.
W:
W:Oh, love is handsome and love is kind,
W:Gay as a jewel when it's new,
W:But love grows old and waxes cold,
W:And fades away like morning dew.
W:
W:The water is wide...
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