Harper Valley Pta lyrics by Dolly Parton
Title: Harper Valley PTAArtist: Dolly Parton
Composer: Tom T Hall
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I want to tell you all a story
'bout a Harper Valley
widow wife, who had
a teenage daughter that attended
Harper Valley Junior High
Well, her daughter came
home one afternoon and
didn't even stop to play
Then she said Mom,
I got a note here from
the Harper Valley PTA
Well, the note says
Mrs Johnson,
you're wearing your
dresses way too high
It's been reported
you've been drinking
and a running 'round
with men and going wild
Now we don't believe
you ought to be a bringing
up your little girl this way
And it was signed by the
Secretary, Harper Valley PTA
Well, it happened that
the PTA was gonna
meet that very afternoon
And boy, were they surprised
when Mrs Johnson wore
her miniskirt into the room
And as she walked up to the
blackboard, I can still recall
the words she had to say
She said I'd like to address
this meeting of the
Harper Valley PTA
Now, there's Bobby Taylor
sitting there and
seven times he's
asked me for a date
And Mrs Taylor sure seems
to use a lot of ice
whenever he's away
And Mr Baker,
can you tell us why your
secretary had
to leave this town?
And shouldn't widow Jones
be told to keep her window
shades all pulled
completely down?
Now, Mr Harper couldn't
be here 'cos he stayed too
long in Jelly's bar again
And if you smell
Shirley Thompson's breath,
you'll find she's had
a little nip of gin
And then you have the nerve
to tell me, as a mother,
you think that I ain't fit
Well, this is just a little
Peyton Place and you're all
Harper Valley hypocrites
Now I wouldn't put you on
because it really did,
it happened just this way
That day, my Mama
socked it to the
Harper Valley PTA
The day, my Mama
socked it to the
Harper Valley PTA
