I wish I had a river

Song: I Wish I Had A River


It's coming near Christmas, they're cuttin down trees


They're puttin up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace.

I wish I had a river

I could skate away on


It don't snow here, it stays pretty green

I'm gonna make a lot of money

And I'm gonna quit this crazy scene.


I wish I had a river

I could skate away on

I wish I had a river so long

I could 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, he put me at ease

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

I went and lost the best baby I ever had.


I wish I had a river

I could skate away on



I wish I had a river so long

I could 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 coming near Christmas, they're cuttin down trees

They're puttin up reindeer and singing song of joy and peace.

I wish I had a river

I could skate away on