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I wanna tell you all a story 'bout a |
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Harper Valley widowed wife |
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Who had a teenage daughter who attended |
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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, "Mama, got a note here from the |
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Harper Valley P.T.A." |
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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 drinkin' |
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and a-runnin' round with men and goin' wild |
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And we don't believe you oughta be |
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a-bringing up your little girl this way." |
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And it was signed by |
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"The Secretary, Harper Valley P.T.A." |
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Instrumental |
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Well, it happened that the P.T.A. |
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was gonna meet that very afternoon |
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And they were sure surprised when |
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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 |
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of the Harper Valley P.T.A." |
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"Well there's Bobby Taylor sitting there, |
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and seven times he's asked me for a date. |
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And Mrs. Taylor sure seems to use a lot of ice |
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whenever he's away. |
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And Mr. Baker, can you tell us why your |
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secretary had to leave this town? |
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And shouldn't widow Jones be told to keep her |
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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 |
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the Harper Valley P.T.A. |
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The day my mama socked it to |
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the Harper Valley P.T.A. |
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The day my mama socked it to |
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the Harper Valley P.T.A... |
