river

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

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

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

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