Tom T. Hall – Harper Valley Pta (Guitar)

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I want to tell you all a story bout a Harper Valley widowed wife

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who had a teenage daughter who attended Harper Valley junior high

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well her daughter came home one afternoon and didn’t even stop to play

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she said mom I got a note from the Harper Valley P.T.A.

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the note said Mrs. Johnson you’re wearing your dresses way too high

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its reported you’ve been drinking and runnin round with men and going wild

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we don’t believe you ought to be a bringin up your little girl this way

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it was signed by the secretary Harper Valley P.T.A.

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well it happened that the P.T.A was gonna meet that very afternoon

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they were sure surprised when Mrs. Johnson wore her mini skirt into the room

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as she walked up to the blackboard I still recall the words she had to say

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she said I’d like to address this meeting of the Harper Valley P.T.A.

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well there’s Bobby Taylor sitting there and seven times he’s asked me for a date

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Mrs. Taylor sure seemed to use a lot of ice whenever he’s away

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and Mr. Baker can you tell us why your secretary had to leave town?

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and shouldn’t widow Jones be told to keep her window shades all pulled completely down?

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Well Mr Harper couldn’t be here cause he stayed to long at Kelly’s bar again

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and if you smell Shirley Thompson’s breath you’ll find shes had a little nip of gin

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then you have the nerve to tell me you think that as a mother im not fit

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well this is just a little Peyton place and you’re all Harper Valley hypocrites