<P> The modern The Water Is Wide was popularized by Pete Seeger in the folk revival . There have been multiple subsequent variations of the song and several names -- including Waly , Waly , There is a Ship , and Cockleshells -- which use and re-use different selections of lyrics . The song Van Diemen 's Land on the album Rattle and Hum by U2 uses a variation of the melody of The Water Is Wide . The song `` When the Pipers Play , '' sung by Isla St. Clair on the video of the same name , uses the melody of `` The Water is Wide . '' </P>
<P> The modern The Water Is Wide was popularized by Pete Seeger in the folk revival . There have been multiple subsequent variations of the song and several names -- including Waly , Waly , There is a Ship , and Cockleshells -- which use and re-use different selections of lyrics . The song Van Diemen 's Land on the album Rattle and Hum by U2 uses a variation of the melody of The Water Is Wide . The song `` When the Pipers Play , '' sung by Isla St. Clair on the video of the same name , uses the melody of `` The Water is Wide . '' </P>
who wrote the lyrics to the water is wide
who wrote the lyrics to the water is wide
Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger