It's coming near Christmas, they're cuttin down trees
 They're puttin up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace.
 
 I wish I had a river
 I could skate away on
 
 It don't snow here, it stays pretty green
 I'm gonna make a lot of 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 could 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, he put me at ease
 He loved me so naughty
 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, and I'm sad
 I went and lost the best baby I ever had.
 
 I wish I had a river
 I could skate away on
 
 I wish I had a river so long
 I could 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 near Christmas, they're cuttin down trees
 They're puttin up reindeer and singing song of joy and peace.
 
 I wish I had a river
 I could skate away on