River

It's comin' on Christmas

They're cuttin' down trees

They're puttin' up reindeer

And singin' songs of joy and peace

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

He tried hard to help me

He put me at ease

Lord, he loved me so naughty

Made me weak in the knees

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

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

I wish I had a river I could skate away

I made my baby say goodbye

I made my baby say goodbye

I made my baby say goodbye

It's comin' on Christmas

They're cuttin' down trees

They're puttin' up reindeer

And singin' songs of joy and peace