It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer
singing 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
And 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 highOh I wish I had a river
I could skate away onI made my baby cryHe tried hard to help me
You know, he put me at ease
And he loved me so naughty
Made me weak in the kneesOh I wish I had a river
I could skate away onBut I'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 onOh I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly highOh I wish I had a river
That I could skate away onI made my baby say goodbyeIt's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer
singing songs of joy and peaceOh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
Songwriters
JONI MITCHELLPublished by
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