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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

It stays pretty green

I'm going to make a lot of money

Then I'm going to 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 wooh . .

I wish I had a river I could skate away on

I made my baby cry

piano break

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 wooh . .

I wish I had a river I could skate away on

I made my baby say goodby

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