Bring Me A Boat - Kate Rusby

Bring me a boat to cross to my dear

I stand here alone, with my sweetheart so near

Bring me a boat to cross o’er the Tyne

For its deep murky waters part his heart and mine

And the Tyne it flows on and out to the sea

If a boat I am granted then safe let me be

And gently I’ll go, for gently I’ll row

As gently you breathe as you ebb and you flow

Does he know I stand each day on the shore

Does he know I’d give all to see him once more

Does he know I’ve wept ten thousand times o’re

And is he still waiting as he was before

And the Tyne it flows on and out to the sea

If a boat I am granted then safe let me be

And gently I’ll go, for gently I’ll row

As gently you breathe as you ebb and you flow

The boatman he wants the gold I can’t give

My parents are poor so I’ve nothing to give

Only my heart and that will not float

So please don’t deny me and bring me a boat

And the Tyne it flows on and out to the sea

If a boat I am granted then safe let me be

And gently I’ll go, for gently I’ll row

As gently you breathe as you ebb and you flow