It's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down treesPutting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peaceOh, I wish I had a river, I could skate away onBut it don't snow here, it stays pretty greenI'm gonna make a lot of money then I'm gonna leave this crazy sceneOh, I wish I had a river, I could skate away onI wish I had a river so longI would teach my feet to flyOh, I wish I had river, I could skate away onI made my baby cryHe tried hard to help me, you know, it put me at easeAnd he loved me so naughty, made me weak at the kneesOh, I wish I had a river, I could skate away onSo hard to handle, I'm selfish and I'm sadNow I've gone and lost the best baby that I ever hadOh, I wish I had a river, I could skate away onI wish I had river so longI would teach my feet to flyOh, I wish I had a river, I could skate away onI made my baby say goodbyeIt's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down treesPutting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peaceOh, I wish I had a river, I could skate away on