it's coming on christmas they're cutting down trees they're putting up reindeer 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 and 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 high 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 but 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 oh i wish i had a river so long i would teach my feet to fly high oh i wish i had a river that i could skate away on i made my baby say goodbye
it's coming on christmas they're cutting down trees they're putting up reindeer singing songs of joy and peace oh i wish i had a river i could skate away on
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