Harper Valley PTA

I wanna tell you all a story

About a Harper Valley widowed wife

Who had a teenage daughter

That attended Harper Valley Junior High

Her daughter came home one afternoon

And didn't even stop to play

And 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

And it's been rumored you've been drinking

And running around with men and going wild

And we really don't think you should

Be bringing up your little girl this way

And it was signed the secretary

Of the Harper Valley PTA.



Well, it happened that PTA

Was gonna meet that very afternoon

And they were all suprised when Mrs. Johnson

Wore her mini-skirt into the room

And when she walked up to the blackboard,

I 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 when he's away

And Mr. Baker can you tell us

Why your secretary had to leave this town

And can Winter Jones be told

To leave her window shades

All perfectly layed down.

Well Mr. Harper couldn't be here

'Cause he stayed too late at Kelly's Bar again

And if you smell Shirly Thompson's breath

You'll find she's had a little nip of gin.

And still you see the need to tell me

That as a mother I'm not fit.

Well, this is just a little hating place

For all you Harper Valley hipocrites."



No, I wouldn't put you on

Because it didn't really happen just that way

The day my momma socked it to

The Harper Valley PTA.



The day my momma socked it to

The Harper Valley PTA...