<P> Some popular lyrics for "The Water is Wide" are within the book Folk Songs For Solo Singers, though many versions have been printed and sung . </P> <Dl> <Dd> The water is wide, I cannot get over </Dd> <Dd> Neither have I wings to fly </Dd> <Dd> Give me a boat that can carry two </Dd> <Dd> And both shall row, my love and I </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> The water is wide, I cannot get over </Dd> <Dd> Neither have I wings to fly </Dd>

The river is wide i cannot cross over