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 and it stays pretty green
I'm gonna make a lot of money and I'm gonna quit this crazy scene, no
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I wish I had a river
Every so long I will teach my feet to fly
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I made my baby cry
She tried hard to help me, you know she put me at ease
And she loved me so naughty, she made me weak in my 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
And 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
Oh, 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
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I made my baby say goodbye
It's coming on Christmas
It's coming on Christmas

It's coming on Christmas
They put up reindeer
Singing songs of joy and peace
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I wish I had a river

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