[Verse 1: Kelly Willis] I wanna tell you one story 'bout a Harper valley widow wife Who had a teenage daughter who attended Harper valley junior high Well her daughter came home one afternoon She didn't even stop to play And she said mom I got a note here from a Harper valley PTA [Verse 2: Kelly Willis] Well the note said; Mrs. Johnson, you've been wearing your dresses way too high And it's reported you've been drinking And running round with men and going wild And we don't believe you ought to be bringing up your little girl this way And it was signed by the secretary, Harper valley PTA [Verse 3: Kelly Willis] Well it happened that the PTA was gonna meet that very afternoon And they must share surprise when Mrs. Johnson wore a mini skirt into the room And as she walked up to the blackboard I could still recall the words she had to say She said; I'd like to address this meeting of a Harper valley PTA [Verse 4: Kelly Willis] Well as Bobby Taylor's sitting there And seven times he's asked me for a date And Mrs Taylor sure seem to use a lot of eyes whenever he's away And Mr Baker, won't you tell us why your secretary [?] leave this town And shouldn't [?] Jones be told her window shades all pulled completely down [Verse 5: Kelly Willis] Well Mr. Harper couldn't be here Cause he stayed too late at Kelly's bar again And if you smelled Shelly Thompson's breathe You'll find she's had a little nip of gin And you've got the nerve to tell me That you think that as a mother I'm not fair Well this is just a little [?] and you're all Harper valley hypocrites [Outro: Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison] I wouldn't [?] you know it really didn't happen just this way The day my momma [?] the Harper valley PTA The day my momma [?] the Harper valley PTA