River

It's coming on Christmas

They're cutting down trees

They're putting up reindeer 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

And 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 high

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've ever had

Oh 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 high

Oh I wish I had a river

That 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

Oh I wish I had a river

I could skate away on