X:2575
T:The water is wide
C:anon., arr. Frank Nordberg
O:Scotland
Z:Transcribed by Frank Nordberg - http://www.musicaviva.com
F:http://abc.musicaviva.com/tunes/scotland/water-wide-fn/water-wide-fn-vocgtr.abc
M:C
L:1/8
K:C
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w:The wat-er is wide, I can't cross ov-er,_ neith-er_
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w:do I__ have_ wings to fly. Give me a
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w:boat that can car-ry two,_ and we'll cross
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w:ov--er,_ my true love and I. I leaned my("C"EG3-G4-|"C"G2(AG) E2C2|
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w:back 'gainst an oak,__ think-ing it_ was___ a_ might-y
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w:tree. But first it bent and then it broke,_ so has my
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w:love proven false_ to me.
W:
W:  The water is wide, I can't cross over,
W:  neither do I have wings to fly.
W:  Give me a boat that can carry two,
W:  and we'll cross over, my true love and I.
W:
W:I leaned my back 'gainst an oak,
W:thinking it was a mighty tree.
W:But first it bent and then it broke,
W:so has my love proven false to me.
W:
W:  The water is wide...
W:
W:I put my hand on some soft bush,
W:thinking the fairest flower to find.
W:I pricked my finger to the bone,
W:and left the fairest flower behind.
W:
W:  The water is wide...
W:
W:Oh, love is sweet and love is kind,
W:shines like a jewel when it's new,
W:but when it's old it waxes cold,
W:and fades away like the morning dew.
W:
W:  The water is wide... 
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