It's coming on Christmas

They're cutting down trees

They're putting up reindeer

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

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 could teach my feet to fly

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

He loved me so naughty

Made me weak in the knees

Oh, I wish I had a river

I could skate away on

And I'm so hard to handle

I'm selfish and I'm sad

I've 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 could teach my feet to fly

I wish I had a river

I could skate away on

I made my baby say goodbye

I made my baby say goodbye