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River is a track by Joni Mitchell, taken from the album “Blue”, released June 30, 1975 on Rhino. It runs 4:05. Use the Play button above when a verified stream is available, or choose a listening service from the other options.
Within the album sequence, this recording sits alongside All I Want, My Old Man, Little Green. Open the album page to compare the full running order and the listening options available for each song.
Song details
- Song
- River
- Artist
- Joni Mitchell
- Release
- Blue
- Format
- Album
- Duration
- 4:05
- Release date
- June 30, 1975
- Record label
- Rhino
- Content notice
- Standard
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Lyrics
Find another songIt'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
Stays pretty green
I'm gonna make a lot of money
And and then I'm gonna 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
Wooh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I made my baby cry
He tried hard to help me
You know, he put me at ease
And he 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've 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
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
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
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