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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 alot of money then I'm going to quit this crazy scene

 Oh I wish I had a river I could skake away on

 Oh I wish I had a river so long

[G/f#]

 I would teach my feet to fly

 Oh I wish I had a river I could skake away on

 I made my baby cry

He tried hard to help me, he put me at ease

Lord he loved me so naughty made me weak in the knees

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

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

Oh I wish I had a river

I made my baby say goodbye

It's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees

They're putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace

I wish I had a river I could skate away on