River

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