I want to tell you all a story
'Bout a Harper Valley widow wife
Who had a teenage daughter that attended
Harper Valley junior high
Well her daughter came home one afternoon
And didn't even stop to play
And she said, mama, I've got a note here
From the Harper Valley PTA
Well the note says Mrs. Johnson
You're wearing your dresses way too high
It's been reported you've been drinkin' and
A runnin' round with men and goin' wild
Now we don't believe you ought to be
A bringin' up your little girl this way
And it was signed by the secretary, Harper Valley PTA
Well it happened that the PTA
Is gonna meet that very afternoon
And boy, were they surprised as Mrs. Johnson
Wore her miniskirt into the room
And as she walked up to the blackboard
I can still recall the word she had to say
She said I'd like to address
This meeting of the Harper 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 widow Jones be told to keep
Her window shades all pulled completely down
Now Mr. Harper couldn't be here 'cause
He's stayed too long in 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
As a mother you think that I ain't fit
Well this is just a little Peyton Place
And you're all Harper Valley hypocrits
Now I wouldn't put you on because it really did
It happened just this way
That day my mama socked it to
The Harper Valley PTA
The Harper Valley PTA
That day my mama socked it to 'em at