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