I Wish I Had a River So Long...

Taken from compilation album No Man's Woman. A compilation tribute album to female musicians, created by Australian male musicians performing various covers, to recognise the contributions female artists and musicians have made to the international music industry.If you are music enthusiast, it was released 20th October 2007. The first featured musician is...

Angus Stone

I should just stop at that

Well this song is not entirely about Christmas, it's about...emmm...river? LOL

Even though the original version by Folk-Rock-Jazz Queen Joni Mitchell started by theme reminiscent of Jingle Bell piano intro, it focus more on...emmm...river. This song was heavily covered, the prominent few are Sara Bareilles, Sarah McLachlan and Sixpence None The Richer.

Oh I just love the guitar strum.

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

I wish I had a river

I could skate away on

I wish I had a river so long

I would teach my feet to fly

coz' I made my baby cry

coz' I made my baby cry

coz' I made my baby cry

I made her say goodbye

She tried hard to help me

You know, she put me at ease

And she loved me so naughty

Made me weak in the knees

Oh 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

Oh I wish I had a river

I could skate away on

I wish I had a river so long

I would teach my feet to fly

coz' I made my baby cry

coz' I made my baby cry

coz' I made my baby cry

I made her 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

- Angus Stone 'River'