"Harper Valley P.T.A."
I wanna tell you all a 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 P.T.A."
Well, the note said:
"Mrs. Johnson,
You're wearing your
Dresses way too high
It's been reported you've been drinking
And runnin' around with Men
And going wild
And we don't believe
You ought to be a bringing up
Your little Girl this way"
And it was signed by the Secretary,
Harper Valley P.T.A.
Well, it happened that the P.T.A.
Was gonna meet that very Afternoon
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 Harper Valley P.T.A."
Well, 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 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 Johnson'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
Oh no I wouldn't put you on
Because it really did,
It happened just this way
The day Mrs. Johnson
Socked it to the
Harper Valley P.T.A.
The day Mrs. Johnson
Socked it to the
Harper Valley P.T.A., Yeah
( Tom T. Hall )
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