River

It's comin' on Christmas

They're cuttin' down trees

They're puttin' up reindeer

And singin' songs of joy and peace



I wish, I had a river

I could skate away on



But it don't snow here

It stays pretty green

I'm gonna make a lot of money

Then I'm 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



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 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

I 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



Well, I wish, I had a river

I could skate away on

I made my baby say goodbye



It's comin' on Christmas

They're cuttin' down trees

They're puttin' up reindeer

Singin' songs of joy and peace



I wish, I had a river

I could skate away on