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River

Blue Rodeo

Christmas

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

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Featured In

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Blue Rodeo

Lead Vocals

Colin Cripps

Guitar

Bazil Donovan

Bass

Greg Keelor

Vocals

Michael Boguski

Michael Boguski

Organ

Jim Cuddy

Guitar

Bob Egan

Pedal Steel Guitar

Steve O'Connor

Piano

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Joni Mitchell

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Blue Rodeo

Producer

Tim Vesely

Mixing Engineer

João Carvalho

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

It's coming on Christmas

They're cutting down trees

They're putting up reindeer

Singing songs of joy and peace

Oh, I wish I had a river

That 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

Quit this crazy scene

I wish I had a river

That I could skate away on

[Verse 3]

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 cry

[Verse 4]

She tried hard to help me

She put me at ease

She loved me so naughty

Made me weak in the knees

I wish I had a river

That I could skate away on

[Verse 5]

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

I wish I had a river

That I could skate away on

[Verse 6]

I wish I had a river so long

I would teach my feet to fly

Oh, I wish I had a river

That I could skate away on

I made my baby say goodbye

[Verse 7]

It's coming on Christmas

They're cutting down trees

They're putting up reindeer

Singing songs of joy and peace

I wish I had a river

That I could skate away on

Written by: Joni Mitchell