I Won't Decorate Your Christmas Tree Song Lyrics and Chords by Loretta Lynn
I Won't Decorate Your Christmas Tree
Recorded by Loretta Lynn
Written by Loretta Lynn and Barbara Cummings
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Well I wrote to Santa just today I
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told him I don't plan to stay
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Cause you've been bad yes you've been treatin' me
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So listen to me here's Christmas cheers
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Because you won't be seein' me here
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won't decorate your Christmas tree this
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stay out there a toastin' cheers with
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all of your friends
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count on me a bein' here when
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you come back again
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bulbs are burnt out and your tinsel don't shine
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I just won't be a waitin' this time
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won't decorate your Christmas tree this
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Well I won't be here this Christmas Day
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I wouldn't get a present anyway
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But have a good time don't be concerned about
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I'm goin' back to my mom and dad
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they love me more than you ever have
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won't decorate your Christmas tree this
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FAQ
Who sang the the song I Won't Decorate Your Christmas Tree?
- The song I Won't Decorate Your Christmas Tree was sang by Loretta Lynn.
Who is Loretta Lynn?
- Loretta Lynn (née Webb April 14, 1932) is an American singer-songwriter. In a career which spans six decades in country music, Lynn has released multiple gold albums. She is famous for hits such as "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)", "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)", "One's on the Way", "Fist City" and "Coal Miner's Daughter" along with the 1980 biographical film of the same name.
Lynn has received numerous awards and other accolades for her groundbreaking role in country music, including awards from both the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music as a duet partner and an individual artist. She has been nominated 18 times for a GRAMMY Award, and has won 3 times. Lynn is the most awarded female country recording artist and the only female ACM Artist of the Decade (1970s). Lynn has scored 24 No. 1 hit singles and 11 number one albums. She ended nearly 50 years of touring on the road after she suffered a stroke in 2017 and then broke her hip in 2018.
