"Roll Over and Play Dead" is a song written by E. Rich that was recorded by American country artist Jan Howard.
It was distributed as a seven-inch vinyl record that featured a B-side titled "You and Me and Tears and Roses".
[3] Cashbox magazine called the song "a lively stanza" they thought would "please many a country fan".
[5] Billboard magazine called it an "infectious rhythm entry" with "fine vocal performance".
Making its debut on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart on July 22, 1967, it spent a total of ten weeks there before peaking at the number 26 position on September 16.