It's coming on Christmas
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They're cutting down trees
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They're putting up reindeer
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And singing songs of joy and peace
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Oh I wish I had a river
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I could skate away on
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But it don't snow here
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It stays pretty green
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I'm going to make a lot of money
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Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene
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I wish I had a river
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I could skate away on
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I wish I had a river so long
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I would teach my feet to fly
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Oh I wish I had a river
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I could skate away on
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I made my baby cry
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He tried hard to help me
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You know, he put me at ease
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And he loved me so naughty
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Made me weak in the knees
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Oh I wish I had a river
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I could skate away on
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I'm so hard to handle
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I'm selfish and I'm sad
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Now I've gone and lost the best baby
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That I ever had
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Oh I wish I had a river
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I could skate away on
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I wish I had a river so long
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I would teach my feet to fly
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Oh I wish I had a river
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I made my baby say goodbye
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It's coming on Christmas
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They're cutting down trees
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They're putting up reindeer
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And singing songs of joy and peace
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I wish I had a river
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I could skate away on
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River
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| James Taylor |
