Peter, Paul And Mary - There Is A Ship Lyrics






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 if I sink or swim

I leaned my back against an oak
Thinking it was a trusty tree
But first it bent and then it broke
Just as my love proved false to me

Oh, love is gentle, and love is kind
The sweetest flower when first it's new
But love grows old and waxes cold
And fades away like the mornin' dew

The water is wide, I cannot get o'er
Neither have I the wings to fly
Give me a boat that can carry two
And both shall row my love and I





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  1. S.... ....

    I LOVE Peter, Paul and Mary. Mary does a fantastic job on this song. Makes me homesick for the sea, spent many years on the Ocean in the Coast Guard, love the ocean it is so beautiful.

  2. M.... Y....

    greetings from the assassination of jesse james by coward robert ford

  3. M.... B....

    A voice that moves my heart at its greatest depths.

  4. S.... S....

    Also James Taylor does an awesome job on the album the essential James Taylor .But M.arys version is spot on

  5. T.... ....

    Another version of Carrickfergus. Peter Yarrow also sings it as the water is wide.

    T.... ....

    +TristanandIsolt Carrickfergus and The Water is Wide are two different songs. This is "The Water Is Wide" with the first verse omitted. Carrickfergus contains lines very similar to the first verse of "The Water is Wide", but then deviates significantly, and the tunes are not the same.

    T.... ....

    +Bob The To me the songs are so similar that one has to be a ripoff of the other.

    T.... ....

    TristanandIsolt . rip off is not accurate. traditional songs are altered and adapted over the years. it is the way of things.

    T.... ....

    A generational voice, those times were so much simpler, sometimes I wish we could relive them, love her voice.

  6. I.... O....

    lindo!!!!!!  obrigado Mary , no céu vc está cantando aos anjos.

  7. J.... W....

    Beautiful song, beautiful voice. beautiful lady.
    Mary's voice has been a part of me over 50 years.
    An angel then and an angel now.

    J.... W....

    James White same herein saw ppm in Cleveland Ohio in 2000 great concert

    J.... W....

    James White same herein saw ppm in Cleveland Ohio in 2000 great concert she is still missed afterv7 years she died in 2009

  8. D.... A....

    Mary will always live in my heart

  9. C.... D....

    crying again

  10. K.... B....

    Thank you Mary, its an all time favorite of mine.