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 gonna make a lot of money then i m gonna 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 but 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 singing songs of joy and peace i wish i had a river i could skate away on