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'er
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 boatsman he wants gold I can't give
My parents are poor so I've nothing to give
'Tis 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
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