[00:19.36]It's coming on Christmas, [00:21.87]They're cutting down trees. [00:24.06]They're putting up reindeer [00:26.24]And singing songs of joy and peace, [00:29.52]Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on. [00:38.20]But it don't snow here, [00:40.50]Stays pretty green. [00:42.48]I'm gonna make a lot of money [00:44.22]And and then I'm gonna quit this crazy scene. [00:47.50]Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on. [00:56.34]I wish I had a river so long, [01:00.35]I would teach my feet to fly. [01:09.64]Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on. [01:19.27]I made my baby cry. [01:36.02]he tried hard to help me, [01:37.66]he put me at ease. [01:39.84]lord,he loved me so naughty, [01:42.25]made me weak in the knees. [01:44.35]Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on. [01:54.62]I'm so hard to handle, [01:56.58]I'm selfish and I'm sad. [01:58.33]Now I've gone and lost the best baby [02:00.62]That I've ever had. [02:03.24]Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on. [02:12.96]I wish I had a river so long, [02:16.67]I would teach my feet to fly. [02:29.85]Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on. [02:39.89]I made my baby say goodbye. [02:55.73]It's coming on Christmas, [02:58.13]They're cutting down trees. [03:00.20]They're putting up reindeer [03:02.71]And singing songs of joy and peace, [03:05.23]I wish I had a river I could skate away on.