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


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

I made my baby cry

He tried hard to help me

You know, he put me at ease
And he loved me so naughty
Made me weak in the knees

Oh, 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
I wish I had a river
I could skate away on

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