Lyrics to
The Boat That I Row

This version of The Boat That I Row was released by Neil Diamond in 1971.

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I don’t have a lot, but with me that’s fine
Whatever I got, well, I know it’s mine
I don’t go around with the local crowd
I don’t dig what’s in so I guess I’m out
I’m saying these things
So you know me, baby
So, you understand what I’m all about

The boat that I row won’t cross no ocean
The boat that I row won’t get me there soon
But I got the love and if you got the notion
The boat that I row’s big enough for two
Just me and you

There ain’t a man alive
Can tell me what to say
I choose my own side and I like it that way
I don’t worry about all the things that I’m not
There’s only one thing that I want I ain’t got
You know that I’m talkin’ about you, baby
But you better know before you come along

The boat that I row won’t cross no ocean
The boat that I row won’t get me there soon
But I got the love and if you got the notion
The boat that I row’s big enough for two
Just me and you
(instrumental)
I’m saying these things
So you know me, baby
Do you understand what I’m all about
The boat that I row won’t cross no ocean
The boat that I row won’t get me there soon
But I got the love and if you got the notion
The boat that I row’s big enough for two
Just me and you

The boat that I row won’t cross no ocean
The boat that I row won’t get me there soon
But I got the love and if you got the notion
The boat that I row’s big enough for two

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The lyrics to The Boat That I Row are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Neil Diamond in 1971. Elements of the lyrics to The Boat That I Row are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Neil Diamond and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for The Boat That I Row back when it was created.

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