It's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down treesAnd putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peaceOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away onIt don't snow here, it stays pretty greenBut I make a lot of money, and then I'm gonna quit this crazy sceneOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away onOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away onOh, I wish I had a river so longI wouldn't teach my feet to flyOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away onCause I made my baby cryShe tried hard to help me, she put me at easeLoved me so naughty, made me weak at the kneesOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away onI'm so hard to handle, I'm selfish and I'm sadNow I've lost the best baby that I ever hadI wish I had a river I could skate away onOh, I wish I had a river so longI wouldn't teach my feet to flyOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away onCause I made my baby say goodbyeIt's coming on ChristmasThey're cutting down treesAnd putting up reindeerAnd singing songs of joy and peaceSo I wish I had a riverI could skate away onOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away onOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on