It don't snow here
It stays pretty green.
I'm gonna make a lot of money
Tthen I'm gonna quit this crazy scene.
Oh, 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 so hard to help me, you know
He put me at ease,
And he loved me so, Lord,
He made me weak in the knees.
Oh, I wish I had a river
I could skate away on.

I'm so hard to handle
I'm selfish and I'm sad
Now I've gone and lost the best baby
That I ever had.
Oh, I wish I had a river
I could skate away on.

I wish I had a river so long
I would 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 on Christmas
They're cutting down trees.
They're putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace.
Oh, I wish I had a river
I could skate away on.

Skate away on.