Writer: Harlan Howard
E The crest of the waves, break A over my E head
My strength's about A gone and soon I'll be E dead
I'd rather be dead, out here in the A sea
Than to love a E woman, who'll A never love E me.
Oh! The Water's So A Cold (The Water's So Cold)
Out here in the E dark (out here in the dark)
The Water's So A Cold (The Water's So Cold)
((As cold as your B7 heart))
The lights from the E shore (the lights from the shore)
Are fast growing A dim (are fast growing dim)
((The Water's So E Cold, I can't A hardly E swim.))
I offered my ring, I offered my name
She said, "You're a child!", she put me to shame
if she saw me now, she'd have to agree
Most men couldn't swim, this far out to sea.
CHORUS
TAG: ((The Water's So Cold, I can't hardly swim.))
Note. (Backup singers); ((Stonewall and backup singers))
SOURCE: STONEWALL JACKSON-I LOVE A SONG/1963 COLUMBIA Records CS-8859