It's comin' on Christmas

They're cuttin' down trees


They're puttin' up reindeer


And singin' songs of joy and peace




I wish, I had a river


I could skate away on




But it don't snow here


It stays pretty green

I'm gonna make a lot of money


Then I'm gonna quit this crazy scene




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





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


I ever had




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




Well, I wish, I had a river

I could skate away on

I made my baby say goodbye




It's comin' on Christmas


They're cuttin' down trees

They're puttin' up reindeer

Singin' songs of joy and peace




I wish, I had a river

I could skate away on