It's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down treesThey're putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peaceOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away onBut it don't snow here and it stays pretty greenI'm gonna make a lot of money and I'm gonna quit this crazy scene, noI wish I had a river I could skate away onI wish I had a riverEvery so long I will teach my feet to flyOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away onI made my baby cryShe tried hard to help me, you know she put me at easeAnd she loved me so naughty, she made me weak in my kneesOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away onI'm so hard to handle, I'm selfish and I'm sadAnd now I've gone and lost the best baby that I ever hadOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away onOh, I wish I had a river so longI would teach my feet to flyOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away onOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away onI made my baby say goodbyeIt's coming on ChristmasIt's coming on ChristmasIt's coming on ChristmasThey put up reindeerSinging songs of joy and peaceOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away onI wish I had a riverI wish I had a riverI could skate away onI wish I had a river*