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 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 i 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 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