[00:13.23]It's coming on Christmas [00:15.99]They're cutting down trees [00:19.16]They're putting up reindeer [00:21.56]And singing songs of joy and peace [00:25.17]Well, I wish I had a river I could skate away on [00:35.99]But it don't snow here [00:39.31]Stays pretty green [00:41.57]I'm going to make a lot of money [00:43.93]Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene [00:47.34]Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on [00:57.67]I wish I had a river so long [01:03.24]I would teach my feet to fly [01:14.53]I wish I had a river I could skate away on [01:24.96]I made my baby cry [01:55.36]He tried hard to help me [01:58.06]You know he put me at ease [02:00.51]And he loved me so naughty [02:03.07]Made me weak in the knees [02:06.68]Well, I wish I had a river I could skate away on [02:15.94]I'm so hard to handle [02:18.68]You know, I'm selfish and I'm sad [02:21.61]Now I've gone and lost the best baby [02:24.16]That I ever had [02:27.21]Well, I wish I had a river I could skate away on [02:37.26]Well, I wish I had a river so long [02:42.66]I would teach my feet to fly [02:53.80]I wish I had a river [02:57.17]I could skate away on [03:04.68]I made my baby say goodbye [03:33.56]Well, it's coming on Christmas [03:36.74]They're cutting down trees [03:39.80]Putting up reindeer [03:41.90]And singing songs of joy and peace [03:45.01]Well, I wish I had a river I could skate away on [03:55.93]Well, I wish I had a river so long [04:01.30]I would teach my feet to fly [04:12.23]I wish I had a river [04:15.40]I could skate away on [04:22.47]I made my baby say goodbye