It's coming on ChristmasThey're cutting down treesThey're putting up reindeerAnd singing songs of joy and peaceI wish I had a river I could skate away onBut it don't snow hereIt stays pretty greenI'm gonna make a lot of moneyThen I'm gonna quit this crazy sceneI wish I had a river I could skate away onI wish I had a river so longI could teach my feet to flyOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away onI made my baby cryHe tried hard to help meYou know, he put me at easeAnd he loved me so naughtyMade me weak in the kneesOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away onI'm so hard to handleI'm selfish and I'm sadNow I've gone and lost the best baby that I ever hadI wish I had a river I could skate away onI wish I had a river so longI could teach my feet to flyOh, I wish I had a riverI could skate away onI made my baby say goodbyeIt's coming on ChristmasThey're cutting down treesThey're putting up reindeerAnd singing songs of joy and peaceI wish I had a river I could skate away on