Sunday Drive: The Water Is Wide

Pour vous, M.P., très cher ami--

By request, a traditional folk song performed by Orla Fallon of Celtic Woman:

 

N. B. -- The lyrics shown in the video are incorrect.  Here are the actual lyrics as sung by Orla (there are many versions):

The water is wide, I can't cross o'er

And neither have I wings to fly

Give me a boat that can carry two

And we shall sail, my love and I

Oh, love is gentle and love is kind

And love's a flower when first it's new

But love grows old and waxes cold

And fades away like morning dew

There is a ship, and she sails the sea

She's loaded deep as deep can be

But not as deep as the love I'm in

I know not how I sink or swim

The water is wide, I can't cross o'er

And neither have I wings to fly

Give me a boat that can carry two

And we shall sail, my love and I

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