text: Its coming on Christmas
  They’re 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
  It stays pretty green
  I’m gonna make a lot of money
  Then Im 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
  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 so 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 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
  Its coming on Christmas
  Theyre 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