C It's coming on Christmas C They're cutting down trees C They're putting up reindeer G And singing songs of joy and peace Am G Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on C But it don't snow here C It stays pretty green C I'm gonna make a lot of money G And quit this crazy scene A G I wish I had a river I could skate away on F G I wish I had a river so long C F G I would teach myself to fly C G A I wish I had a river I could skate away on F G C I made my baby cry C He tried hard to help me C You know, he put me at ease C And he loved me so naughty G Make me weak at the knees A G I wish I had a river I could skate away on C I'm so hard to handle C I'm selfish and I'm sad C Now I've gone and lost the best baby G That I ever had A G I wish I had a river I could skate away on F G I wish I had a river so long C F G I would teach myself to fly C G I wish I had a river A I could skate away on F G C I made my baby say goodbye