It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer
Singing songs of joy and peace
I wish I had a river
that 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 gonna quit
This crazy scene
I wish I had a river
that I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
Oh I wish I had a river
that I could skate away on
I made my baby cry oh
She tried hard to help me
You know she put me at ease
And she loved me so naughty
She made me weak in the knees
I wish I had a river
that 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
Oh I wish I had a river
that 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
that 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
Singing songs of joy and peace
I wish I had a river
that I could skate away on
Yes far away on