RIVER
(Joni Mitchell)

Joni Mitchell - 1971
Indigo Girls - 1995
Robert Downey Jr. - 2000


It's coming on Christmas 
They're cutting down trees 
They're putting up reindeer 
And singing songs of joy and peace 
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on 
But it don't snow here 
It stays pretty green 
I'm going to make a lot of money 
Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene 
Oh I wish I had a river 
I could skate away on 

Oh I wish I had a river so long 
I would teach my feet to fly 
Oh I wish I had a river 
I made my baby cry. 

He tried hard to help me 
He put me at ease 
Lord, he loved me so naughty 
Made me weak in the knees 
I wish I had a river I could skate away on 
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 
I could skate away on 

Oh I wish I had a river so long 
I would teach my feet to fly 
Oh I wish I had a river 
I made my baby say goodbye 

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