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[00:24.59]It's coming near Christmas, they're cuttin down trees
[00:30.73]They're puttin up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace.
[00:37.68]I wish I had a river
[00:41.17]I could skate away on
[00:49.20]It don't snow here, it stays pretty green
[00:55.04]I'm gonna make a lot of money
[00:57.43]And I'm gonna quit this crazy scene.
[01:01.43]I wish I had a river
[01:05.39]I could skate away on
[01:13.72]I wish I had a river so long
[01:19.56]I could teach my feet to fly
[01:31.95]Oh, I wish I had a river, I could skate away on
[01:44.68]I made my baby cry.
[01:51.57]He tried hard to help me, he put me at ease
[02:12.79]He loved me so naughty
[02:15.15]Made me weak in the knees.
[02:18.35]I wish I had a river
[02:23.27]I could skate away on
[02:32.19]I'm so hard to handle, I'm selfish, and I'm sad
[02:37.33]I went and lost the best baby I ever had.
[02:43.80]I wish I had a river
[02:48.13]I could skate away on
[02:56.55]I wish I had a river so long
[03:02.43]I could teach my feet to fly
[03:14.78]Oh, I wish I had a river
[03:25.97]I could skate away on
[03:34.26]I made my baby say goodbye.
[03:46.11]It's coming near Christmas, they're cuttin down trees
[04:02.30]They're puttin up reindeer and singing song of joy and peace.
[04:08.62]I wish I had a river
[04:12.77]I could skate away on