Tammy Wynette “I Don’t Wanna Play House” [Video]

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Country music entertainer Tammy Wynette's "I Don't Wanna Play House" earned her a Grammy Award in 1968! Watch her perform the song here.

Country music icon Tammy Wynette‘s “I Don’t Wanna Play House” was written by Billy Sherrill and Glenn Sutton. In 1967, the song became the star’s first number one country song as a solo artist. “I Don’t Wanna Play House” also earned Wynette the 1968 Grammy Award for ‘Best Female Country Vocal Performance.’

Watch Tammy perform the song live on The Bill Anderson Show in 1967 below!

“I Don’t Wanna Play House” Lyrics

Today I sat alone at the window
And I watched our little girl outside at play
With the little boy next door like so many times before
But something didn’t seem quite right today
So I went outside to see what they were doing
And then the teardrops made my eyes grow dim
‘Cause I heard him name a game and I hung my head in shame
When I heard our little girl say to him
I don’t want to play house; I know it can’t be fun
I’ve watched mommy and daddy
And if that’s the way it’s done
I don’t want to play house; It makes my mommy cry
‘Cause when she played house
My daddy said good-bye
I don’t want to play house; I know it can’t be fun
I’ve watched mommy and daddy
And if that’s the way it’s done
I don’t want to play house; It makes my mommy cry
‘Cause when she played house
My daddy said good-bye

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