• • • • It's comin'

on Christmas

They're cutting

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

It stays pretty green

I'm gonna make

a lot of money

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, 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 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 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' songs

of joy and peace

Oh, I wish I had a river

I could skate away on...