text: Its coming on Christmas
  Theyre cutting down trees
  Putting up reindeer
  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
  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
  Say goodbye
  Its coming on Christmas
  Theyre cutting down trees
  Putting up reindeer
  And singing songs of joy and peace
  Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on