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 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... on... on...