It's coming on christmas

They're cutting down trees

They're putting up reindeers

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

Then 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 would teach my feet to fly high

Oh, 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

He made me weak at 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 high

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 christmas

They're putting up reindeers

Singing songs of joy and peace

Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on.