It's coming on Christmas,
they're 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
But it don't snow here, it stays pretty green
I'm going to make a lot of money,
then I'm gonna quit this crazy scene
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
Oh, I wish I had a river so long
That it would 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,
made me weak in the knees
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I'm so hard to handle,
I'm selfish and I'm sad
Now I've gone and lost
the best baby I've ever had
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
Oh, I wish I had a river so long
That it would teach my feet to fly
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I made my baby cry
It's coming on Christmas,
they're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeers,
singing songs of joy and peace
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
Oh, I wish I had a river so long
That it would teach my feet to fly
Oh, I wish I had a river