It's comin' on Christmas
They're cuttin' down trees
They're puttin' up reindeer
Singin' 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
Gonna make lots of money
Then I'm gonna quit this crazy scene

Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate a way 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
Oh I made my baby cry

She tried hard to help me
She put me at ease
She loved me so naughty
Made me weak in the knees
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate a way on
But I'm so hard to handle
I'm selfish and I'm sad
And I've gone and lost
The best baby I ever had

Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate a way 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 comin' on Christmas
They're cuttin' down trees
Puttin' up reindeer
Singin' songs of joy and peace
Oh I wish I had a river
I wish I had a river, yeah
I wish I had a river
I could skate away on

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Merry, merry, merry Christmas (dum, dum, dum)
Merry, merry, merry Christmas (dum, dum, dum)
Merry, merry, merry Christmas (dum, dum, dum)
And have yourself a happy new year (dum, dum, dum)
Merry, merry, merry Christmas (dum, dum, dum)
Merry, merry, merry Christmas (dum, dum, dum)
Merry, merry, merry Christmas (dum, dum, dum)
And have yourself a happy new year (dum, dum, dum)
Merry, merry, merry Christmas (dum, dum, dum)
Merry, merry, merry Christmas (dum, dum, dum)
Merry, merry, merry Christmas (dum, dum, dum)
And have yourself a happy new year