The water is wide I cannot cross over
And neither have I wings to fly
Give me a boat that can carry two
And both shall row my love and I

A ship there is and she sails the sea
She's loaded deep as deep can be
But not so deep as the love I'm in
I know not if I sink or swim

When cockle shells turn silver bells
Then will my love come back to me
When roses bloom in winter's gloom
And will my love return to me
Then will my love return to me
Return to me