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