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