It's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees They're putting up reindeer 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 gonna make a lot of money, and then I'm gonna quit this crazy scene Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on I wish I had a river so long I'd 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, no, he put me at ease And he loved me so not, he made me weak in the knees Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on Well, I'm so hard to handle, I'm selfish and I'm sad Now I've gotta 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 that I could skate away on I made my baby say goodbye It's coming on Christmas, cutting down trees They're putting up reindeers, singing songs of joy and peace Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on Oh, I wish I had a river