It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer
And signing songs of joy and peaceOh, I wish I had a river
I could skate away onBut it don't snow here
It stays pretty green
I'm going to make a lot of money
Then I'm going to quit this crazy sceneOh, I wish I had a river
I could skate away onI 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 cryWell she tried hard to help me
You know, she put me at ease
And she loved me so naughty
Made me weak in the kneesOh, I wish I had a river
I could skate away onI'm so hard to handle
I'm selfish and I'm sad
Now I've gone and lost the best baby
That I ever hadOh, I wish I had a river
I could skate away onI 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 goodbyeWell, it's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer
Singing songs of joy and peaceGod, I wish I had a river
I could skate away on