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     Now it don't snow here  It stays pretty green  I'm gonna make a lotta money  And 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     She tried hard to help me  She put me at ease  And she loved me so naughty  She made me weak in the knees  I wish I had a river I could skate away on     I'm so hard to handle  I'm selfish, I'm sad  And I've gone and lost the best baby that I ever had  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