text: Its coming on Christmas,
  Theyre cutting down trees.
  Theyre putting up reindeer
  And singing songs of joy and peace,
  Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on.
  But it dont snow here,
  Stays pretty green.
  Im gonna make a lot of money
  And and then Im gonna 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.
  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
  She loved me so naughty,
  made me weak in the knees.
  Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on.
  Im so hard to handle,
  Im selfish and Im sad.
  Now Ive gone and lost the best baby
  That Ive 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.
  Its coming on Christmas,
  Theyre cutting down trees.
  Theyre putting up reindeer
  And singing songs of joy and peace,
  I wish I had a river I could skate away on.