I want to tell you all a story
about 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
And she said, Mama got a note here
from the Harper Valley PTA
Well, the note said, Mrs. Johnson,
you're wearing your dress
is much too high
And it's reported you've been drinking
and running around with men
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 Harbor Valley PTA
Now there's Bobby Taylor sittin' 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 Widdy Jones be told
to keep her win dow shades
all pulled completely down?
Well Mr. Harper couldn't be here
cause he stayed too long
at Kelly's bar again
And if you'll 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 patent 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 you
to the Harper Valley PTA
The day my mama socked you
to the Harper Valley PTA