It’s com in’ on Christ mas, they’re cut tin’ down trees.

They’re put tin’ up rein deer and sing in’ songs of joy and peace.

Oh, I wish I had a riv er I could skate a way on.

But it don’t snow here, it stays pret ty green.

I’m gon na make a lot of mon ey and then I’ll quit this cra zy scene.

Oh, I wish I had a riv er

I could skate a way on.

I wish I had a riv er so long

I would teach my feet to

fly.

Oh, I wish I had a riv er

I could skate a way on.

I made my ba by by

cry.

bye.

He tried in’ hard help me.

He put me at ease.

He loved me so naught y, and made me weak of in the knees.

Oh, I wish I had a riv er I could skate a way on.

I’m so hard to dle, I’m self and I’m sad.

I’ve gone and lost the best of ba by and that I ev er cra zy had.

Oh, I wish I had a riv er

I could skate a way on.

I wish I had a riv er so long

I would teach my feet to

fly.

Oh, I wish I had a riv er

I could skate a way on.

I made my ba by say

good bye.

He

It’s com in’ on Christ mas, they’re cut tin’ down trees.

They’re put tin’ up rein deer and sing in’ songs of joy and peace.

Oh, I wish I had a riv er I could skate a way

on.