Artist: Jeannie C Riley
Title: Harper Valley PTA
Written by Tom T. Hall
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I want to tell you all a story
'bout a Harper Valley widowed wife
who had a teenage daughter who
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 said, Mrs Johnson, you're
wearing your dresses way too high
It's reported you've been drinking
and a running round
with men and going wild
And 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 they were sure surprised
when Mrs Johnson wore her
mini skirt 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

Well, 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 Mister 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?

Well, Mister Harper couldn't be here
'cause he stayed too long
at Kelly'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
you think that as a mother I'm not fit
Well, this is just a little Peyton Place
and you're all Harper Valley hypocrites

No I wouldn't put you on
because it really did,
it happened just this way
The day my Mama socked it to
the Harper Valley PTA
The day my Mama socked it to
the Harper Valley PTA