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, and I'm gonna quit this scene

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 how to fly

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

Yes, I'm so hard to handle, and I'm selfish, and I'm sad

I've gone and lost the best baby that I ever had

I wish I had a river I could skate away on

Oh, I wish I had a river so long, I would teach my feet how to fly

I wish I had a river, I could skate away on, oh-oh

I'll made my baby say goodbye

It's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees

They're putting up the reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace

I wish I had a river I could skate away on