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 gonna make a lot of money
And I'm gonna 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 could teach my feet to fly
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I made my baby cry...
You tried hard to help me
Always put me at ease
You loved me so naughty, baby
Made me weak in the knees
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
And I'm so hard to handle
I'm selfish and I'm sad
And I've gone and lost the best baby
That I have ever had
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I could teach my feet to fly
Oh 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
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on