4665. The Water is Wide (Traditional English) - with Bob at Fawkner Park

Our second song in yesterday's concert "Songs of the Sea" at South Yarra Senior Centre in Fawkner Park.
This song, also known as "Waley Waley", is believed to be an offshoot of the ballad, "Jamie Douglas" (Child 204) though it could have predated the ballad and been incorporated into it. It remains popular today and has been recorded by many singers, including Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, James Taylor, Charlotte Church, Peter, Paul and Mary (under the title "There is a Ship") and The Seekers. There are also several performances on KZbin.
My original upload of this song on KZbin is here: • 168. The Water is Wide...
Lyrics and chords:
........ G ................ ........... C ..... .... G
The water is wide, I cannot cross over
....... Em .................. C ........ D
And neither have I wings to fly.
.................. . G ............ ..... C ..... Em
Make me a boat that can carry two,
........ C ........... G .......... C ........ G
And both shall row, my love and I.
I lean'd my back up against some oak,
Thinking it was a trusty tree.
But first it bent and then it broke;
So did my love prove false to me.
There is a ship and it sails the sea
Loaded deep as deep can be
But not as deep as the love I'm in
I know not if I sink or swim.
........ D7 ..... G ........... D ....... G
Oh, waley, waley, but love is bonnie
............. D ............ D7 ... G
A little while when it is new!
But love grows old and waxeth cold,
And fades away like evening dew.
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[@julane50]

Emotional performance of this sad love song .. ♬‧*˚✧♬‧*. All the best to you and your group.

[@raymondcrooke]

Thank you, Julane. These concerts are always fun to do.