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 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
  
 
 Oh i wish i had a river
 
 I could skate away on
  
 
 I made my baby cry...
  
 
 You tried hard to help me
 
 Always put me at ease
 
 You loved me so naughty, baby
 
 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
 
 And i've gone and lost the best baby
 
 That i have 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
  
 
 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
 
 And singing songs of joy and peace
  
 
 Oh i wish i had a river
 
 I could skate away on