Karaoke Track: Harper Valley P.T.A. by Jeannie C. Riley (Zoom)

I WANNA TELL YOU ALL
A STORY &#39;BOUT A HARPER
VALLEY WIDOWED WIFE

WHO HAD A TEENAGE DAUGHTER
WHO ATTENDED HARPER
VALLEY JUNIOR HIGH

WELL, HER DAUGHTER
CAME HOME OHE AFTERNOON
AND DIDN&#39;T EVEN STOP TO PLAY

AND SHE SAID MOM
I GOT R NOTE HERE FROM
THE HARPER VALLEY PIA.

WELL, THE NOTE SAID
MRS. JOHNSON, YOU&#39;RE WEARIH&#39;
YOUR DRESSES WAY T00 HIGH

IT&#39;S REPORTED
YOU&#39;VE BEEN DRINKIH&#39; AND
A-RUHHIH&#39; &#39;ROUHD WITH ME
AND GOIH&#39;WILD

AND WE DON&#39;T BELIEVE
YOU OUGHT TO BE A-BRIHGIH&#39;
UP YOUR LITTLE GIRL THIS WAY

AND IT WAS SIGNED
BY THE SECRETARY
HARPER VALLEY PITA.

WELL, IT HAPPENED
THAT THE P.T.A. WAS GONNA
MEET THAT VERY AFTERNOON

AND THEY WERE
SURE SURPRISED
WHEN MRS. JOHNSON WORE
HER MlHl-SKIRT INTO THE ROOM

AND AS SHE WALKED UP
TO THE BLACKBOARD
I CAN STILL RECALL THE

WORDS SHE HAD TO SAY I

SHE SAID I&#39;D LIKE TO
ADDRESS THIS MEETING OF
THE HARPER VALLEY P.T.A.

WELL, THERE&#39;S BOBBY TAYLOR
SITTIH&#39; THERE AND SEVEN TIMES
HE&#39;S ASKED ME FOR A DATE

AND MRS. TAYLOR SURE SEEMS
TO USE A LOTTA ICE
WHEHEVER HE&#39;S AWAY

AND MR. BAKER CAN YOU
TELL US WHY YOUR SECRETARY
HAD TO LEAVE THIS TOWN

AND SHOULDH&#39;T WIDOW JONES
BE TOLD TO KEEP HER
WINDOW SHADES ALL PU LLED
COMPLETELY DOWN

WELL, MR. HARPER
COULDN&#39;T BE HERE
&#39;CAUSE HE STAYED T00 LONG
AT KELLY&#39;S BAR AGAIN

AND THEN YOU HAVE
THE NERVE TO TELL ME
YOU THINK THAT AS

A MOTHER I&#39;M NOT FIT l

WELL, THIS IS JUST
A LITTLE PEYTOH PLACE
AND YOU&#39;RE ALL HARPER
VALLEY HYPOORITES

NO, I WOULDN&#39;T PUT YOU ON
BECAUSE IT REALLY DID
IT HAPPENED JUST THIS WAY

THE DAY MY MAMA
SOCKED IT TO
THE HARPER VALLEY P.T.A.
THE DAY MY MAMA
SOCKED IT TO
THE HARPER VALLEY P.T.A....