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 

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 so 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 

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 

I wish I had a river 

I could skate away on