It's comin on Christmas
They're cuttin down trees
They're puttin up reindeer
And singin' songs of joy and peace
Oh, I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
But it don't snow here
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
Oh, I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I made my baby cry
Tried hard to help me,
You know, he put me at ease
And he loved me so naughty
Made me weak in the knees
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate 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
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
It's comin on Christmas
They're cuttin down trees
They're puttin up reindeer
And singin' s