It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees

They're putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on


But it don't snow here
It stays pretty green

I'm going to make a lot of money
Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene


Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
Oh I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly

Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I made my baby cry.


He tried hard to help me
He put me at ease
Lord, he loved me so naughty

Made me weak in the knees
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I'm so hard to handle

I'm selfish and I'm sad
Now I've gone and lost the best baby
That I ever had


I wish I had a river I could skate away on
Oh I wish I had a river so long

I would teach my feet to fly
Oh I wish I had a river
I made my baby say goodbye


It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees

They're putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
I wish I had a river I could skate away on.