Oh

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

That 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

I wish I had a river

That I could skate away on, whoa

I wish I had a river so long

I'd teach my feet to fly

Whoa

I wish I had a river

That I could skate away on

I made my baby cry, oh

She tried hard to help me

You know she put me at ease

And she loved me so naughty

She made me weak at the knees

I wish I had a river

That I could skate away on

I'm so hard to handle

I'm selfish and I'm sad

I've gone and lost the best baby

That I've ever had

And I wish I had a river

That I could skate away on

I wish I had a river so long

I would teach my feet to fly

Whoa

I wish I had a river

That 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

That I could skate away on