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I wanna tell you all the story 'bout |
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A Harper Valley widowed wife |
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Who had a teenage daughter |
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Who attended Harper Valley Junior High |
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Well her daughter came home one afternoon |
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And didn't even stop to play |
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And she said mom, I got a note here from the Harper Valley PTA |
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Well the note said Mrs. Johnson |
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You're wearin' your dresses way too high |
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It's reported you've been drinking |
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And a-running round with men and goin' wild |
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And we don't believe you oughta be a-bringin' up |
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Your little girl this way |
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And it was signed by the Secretary |
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Harper Valley PTA |
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Well, it happened that the PTA was gonna meet |
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That very afternoon |
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And they were sure surprised |
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When Mrs. Johnson wore her miniskirt into the room |
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And as she walked up to the blackboard |
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I can still recall the words she had to say |
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She said I'd like to address this meeting of the Harper Valley PTA |
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Well there's Bobby Taylor sittin' there |
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And seven times he asked me for a date |
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And Mrs. Taylor sure seems to use a lotta ice |
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Whenever he's away |
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And Mr. Baker can you tell us why |
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Your secretary had to leave this town? |
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And shouldn't widow Jones be told to keep |
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Her window shades all pulled completely down |
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Well, Mr Harper couldn't be here |
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'Cause he stayed too long at Kelly's Bar again |
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And if you smell Shirley Thompson's breath |
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You'll find she's had a little nip of gin |
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And then you have the nerve to tell me |
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You think that as a mother I'm not fit |
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Well this is just a little Peyton Place |
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And you're all Harper Valley hypocrites |
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No, I wouldn't put you on because it really did |
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It happened just this way |
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The day my mama socked it to the Harper Valley PTA |
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The day my mama socked it to the Harper Valley PTA |
