The Water Is Wide (O Waly Waly), Stephen Roberts

"The Water is Wide," also known as "O Waly, Waly," is a beloved traditional Scottish folk song about the deep, sometimes painful, nature of love, with lyrics lamenting lost or untrue affection, famously featuring lines about a wide river, wings, and a trusty oak tree that breaks, echoing the theme of a broken heart, and has many versions and famous covers. "Waly, waly" itself means "wail, wail" or "woe is me"