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

But it don't snow here, it stays pretty green

I'm gonna make a lot of money, then I'm gonna quit this crazy scene

I wish I had a river I could skate away on

I wish I had a river so long

I would teach my feet to fly

Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on

I made my baby cry

She tried hard to help me, you know, she put me at ease

Loved me so naughty, made me weak in the knees

Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on

But 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 had

Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on

I wish I had a river so long

I would 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, singing songs of joy and peace

I wish I had a river I could skate away on