i wanna tell you all the 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
and she said mom i got a note here from the harper valley pta
well the note said mrs johnson
you’re wearin’ your dresses way too high
it’s reported you’ve been drinking
and arunning round with men and goin’ wild
and we don’t believe you oughta be abringin’ 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 miniskirt 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 sittin’ there
and seven times he asked me for a date
and mrs taylor sure seems to use a lotta ice
whenever he’s away
and mr 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 mr 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
Artist: Jeannie C Riley
Year: 1968
Decade: 60s
Language: en
Word Count: 164