It's coming on Christmas
they're cutting down trees
they're putting up reindeer
and singing songs of joy and peace, yeah
I wish I had a river I could skate away on

it don't snow here
it stays pretty green
I'm gonna make a lot of money
and 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 could teach my feet to fly
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 weak in the knees
I wish I had a river I could skate away on

I'm so hard to handle
I'm selfish and I'm sad
done lost the best baby
that I ever had
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
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

oh god, I wish I had a river so long
I could teach my feet to...
I wish I had a river I could skate away on