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"Harper Valley PTA" Song Trivia Quiz
Do you remember Jeannie C. Riley's huge chart busting crossover hit from 1968? See if you qualify to be a member of Harper Valley PTA! The lyrics are from the US song lyrics released in October 1968, just pick the right fill-in for the answers.
"I wanna tell you all a story 'bout a Harper Valley widowed wife
Who had a teenage daughter who attended Harper Valley .
Well, her daughter came home one afternoon and didn't even stop to
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.
It's reported you've been drinkin' and a-runnin 'round with men and .
And we don't believe you oughta be a-bringin' up your little girl this way"
And it was signed by the Harper Valley PTA.
Well, it happened that the PTA was gonna meet ,
And they were sure surprised when Mrs. Johnson wore her miniskirt into the room.
And 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 he's asked me for a date.
And Mrs. Taylor sure seems to use a lotta ice whenever he's away.
And, , can you tell us why your secretary had to leave this town?
And shouldn't widow Jones be told to keep her all pulled completely down?"
"Well, couldn't be here 'cause he stayed too long at Kelly's Bar again
And if you'll smell Shirley Thompson's breath you'll find she's had a little .
And then you have the nerve to tell me you think that as a mother I'm not fit.
Well, this is just a little Peyton 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 socked it to the Harper Valley PTA
The day socked it to the Harper Valley PTA."
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
Answer:
Tom T. Hall wrote this song based on a real-life incident that happened in his small home town of Olive Hill, Kentucky in the 1940s. A widow was chastised by the local school board concerning her child and she went to their next meeting and exposed all the dirt on the members.
Riley's biggest hit topped the Billboard Hot 100 and the US Hot Country Singles charts. Riley, a secretary, eventually moved to Gospel music. A 1978 movie and a short-lived tv series in early 1980s, based on the song, both starred Barbara Eden. Sadly Hall took his own life in August 2021 at his home in Franklin, TN, age 85. Toxicology tests showed his system had chlordiazepoxide, used in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal and anxiety. There were indications he was also suffering from several age-related issues.
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