text: 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
  Now it dont snow here
  It stays pretty green
  Im gonna make a lotta money
  And Im 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 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
  And she loved me so naughty
  She made me weak in the knees
  I wish I had a river I could skate away on
  Im so hard to handle
  Im selfish, Im sad
  And Ive gone and lost the best baby that I ever had
  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
  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