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
It don't snow here
It stays pretty green
I'm going to make a lot of money
And then I'm going to 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 could 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
You know he put me at ease
And he loved me so naughty
And made me weak in the knees
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I'm so hard to handle
Yeah I'm selfish and I'm sad
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
I wish I had a river so long
I could teach my feet to fly
Oh 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
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
(Humming)