The Water Is Wide
The folk song, for 2 to 4 singers: two verses, slow and lyrical. The soprano sings the melody, the alto and tenor sing the words beneath it, and the bass holds the roots on "oo".
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The first verse
Words: traditional, as collected by Cecil Sharp and Charles Marson, Folk Songs from Somerset, third series (1906), no. 66, verses 1 and 6Tune: traditional, sung by Caroline Cox of High Ham, collected by Cecil Sharp (1906)
The water is wide, I cannot 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.
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