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The Water Is Wide

from Too Far To Swim by Rosie May

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Inspired by the original folk song written by Pat Conroy in the 1600s.

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'Eat our heart out, Alison Krauss. We normally give preference to original material here at Fresh On The Net, but this famous traditional song (which even has its own Wikipedia entry) is just a killer, and this is simply the best rendition I’ve ever heard. Whoever Rosie May may be, she gets top marks for this astounding slice of close-harmony acapella.'

- Tom Robinson

The water is wide, I can-not get 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 seas
She's loaded deep, as deep can be
But not so deep as the love I'm in
And I know not how, to sink or swim

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from Too Far To Swim, released August 4, 2012
Arrangement by Rosie May & Jackson Dimiglio-Wood

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Rosie May England, UK

Gloomy pastoral artist from Somerset, who weaves narratives of folklore, nature and folk horror into her soundscapes. New music coming soon.

Also one half of Gloom Index.

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