I wanna tell you all the story bout the Harper Valley widow wife   Who had a teenage son and 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   And it's reported you've been drinkin' and a runnin' round with men and goin' wild   Now we don't believe you oughta be a bringin' up your children this a 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   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 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 wodow 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   When you have the nerve to tell me you think that as a mother I'm not fit   Well this is just a little Payton 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 really socket it to the Harper Valley PTA   The day my mama really socket it to the Harper Valley PTA