It's comin' on Christmas, they're cuttin' down trees

They're puttin' up reindeer, singin' 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 then I'm gonna quit this crazy 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 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

Well 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

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 to fly

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

I made my baby say goodbye

It's comin' on Christmas, they're cuttin' down trees

They're puttin' up reindeer, singin' songs of joy and peace

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