It's coming on Christmas
  They're 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
  But it don't snow here
  It stays pretty green
  I'm going to make a lot of money
  Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene
  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
  Oh I wish I had a river
  I made my baby cry.
    He tried hard to help me
  He put me at ease
  Lord, he loved me so naughty
  Made me weak in the knees
  I wish I had a river I could skate away on
  I'm so hard to handle
  I'm selfish and I'm sad
  Now I've 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
  Oh I wish I had a river
  I made my baby say goodbye
    It's coming on Christmas
  They're cutting down trees
  They're putting up reindeer
  And singing songs of joy and peace
  I wish I had a river
  I could skate away on.