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 cannot cross o'er.
And neither have I wings to fly.
Give me a boat that can carry two.
And both shall row my love and I.
I leaned my back up against an oak.
Thinking it was a trusty tree.
But first it swayed, and then it broke.
And so did my true love to me.
O, love is handsome, and love is fine.
Bright as a jewel when first it's new.
But love grows old and waxes cold.
And fades away like the morning dew.
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 cannot cross o'er.
And neither have I wings to fly.
Give me a boat that can carry two.
And both shall row my love and I.
I leaned my back up against an oak.
Thinking it was a trusty tree.
But first it swayed, and then it broke.
And so did my true love to me.
O, love is handsome, and love is fine.
Bright as a jewel when first it's new.
But love grows old and waxes cold.
And fades away like the morning dew.