River

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,

Stays pretty green.

I'm gonna make a lot of money

And and then I'm 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.

He tried hard to help me,

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 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've 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

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.

I wish I had a river

I could skate away on.

And on, and on, and on