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 going to make a lot of money then i'm going to 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 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
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 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 i wish i had a river i could skate away on