[Verse 1]
It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
Putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
I wish I had a river I could skate away on

[Verse 2]
But it don't snow here
It stays pretty green
I'm gonna make a lot of money
Then I'm gonna quit this crazy scene
And I wish I had a river I could skate away on

[Chorus]
I wish I had a river so wide
I would teach my feet to fly
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
'Cause I made my baby cry

[Verse 3]
He tried hard to help me
You know, put me at ease
Then loved me so naughty
Made me weak in my knees
I wish I had a river that I could skate away on
[Verse 4]
But I'm so hard to handle
I'm selfish and I'm sad
Now I lost the best baby
That I ever had
And I wish I had a river that I could skate away on

[Chorus]
I wish I had a river so wide
I would teach my feet to fly
I wish I had a river that I could skate away on
'Cause I made my baby say goodbye

[Verse 1]
It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
Putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
But I wish I had a river that I could skate away on

[Chorus]
God, I wish I had a river so wide
I would teach my feet to fly
Wish I had a river that I could skate away on
I made my baby say goodbye
[Outro]
Thank you. Joni Mitchell. Thanks.