HARPER VALLEY P.T.A.
(Pickwick SPC-3133)
August/1968
Produced by Leon Ashley
1.
HARPER VALLEY P.T.A.
(Tom T. Hall)
« © '67 Newkeys Music, BMI / Unichappell Music, BMI »
I want to tell you all the story bout the Harper Valley widowed wife
Who had a teenage daughter who attended to the Harper Valley High
Her daughter came home one afternoon and didn't even stop to play
She said mom I got a note here from the Harper Valley PTA
The note said Mrs Johnson you're wearing your dresses way too high
It's reported you've been drinking and running round with men and going wild
We don't believe you ought to be a bringing up your little girl this way
It was signed by the secretary Harper Valley PTA
It happened that the PTA was gonna meet that very afternoon
They were sure surprised when Mrs Johnson wore her miniskirt into the room
She walked up to the blackboard and I still recall the words she had to say
She said I'd like to address this meeting of the Harper Valley PTA
There's Mr Taylor sittin' there and seven times he's 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
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
Then you have the nerve to tell me that you think that as a mother I'm not fit
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 socked it to the Harper Valley PTA
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2.
SO FAR NO GOOD
(Leon Ashley - Margie Singleton)
« © '68 Unart Catalog, BMI »
I'm trying to get over you the way you said I would
I'm trying but so far no good
I'm trying to dry my tears the way I know a big girl should
I'm trying but so far no good
I try to say I'm glad you're gone but these words I just can't say
You're still so much a part of me can't drive old memories away
Just to run from all these heartaches oh how I wish I could
I'm still trying but so far no good
Yes I try to say I'm glad you're gone...
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3.
WELL'S NOT DRY
(Leon Ashley - Margie Singleton)
« © '68 Al Gallico Music, BMI »
There's lots of good cold water in your well here at home
Lately you've been going somewhere else to quench your thirst
You're not the only man with the thirst to feel so baby don't you be surprised
If you find another man drinking from the well you thought was dry
But the well's not dry the fire's not out and the grass is growing wild
The well's not dry the fire's not out and the grass is growing wild
There's lots of good pine kindling in your woodbox here at home
While you're out running around the flame is a burning low
You're not the only man who can build a fire so baby don't you be surprised
If you find another man puttin' kindling on your fire
The well's not dry the fire's not out...
The grass is growing wild in your yard since you've been gone
Lately you've been busy mowing someone else's lawn
You're not the only handy man around so baby don't you be surprised
If you find another man has cut the grass you let grow wild
Well the well's not dry the fire's not out...
Well the well's not dry the fire's not out...
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4.
NEXT HEART YOU BREAK
(Margie Singleton)
« © '68 Unart Catalog, BMI »
I seen the broken hearts you've left behind you I suppose I'm next in line
And the next heart you break will be mine
Your pretty words come so easy from your lips that can only lie
And the next heart you break will be mine
All my sences say to run away but I can't heed these warning signs
Though the next heart you break will be mine
It's too late for my foolish heart I didn't run away in time
And the next heart you break will be mine
Yes the next heart you break will be mine
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5.
IF YOU CALL THAT LOVE
(Margie Singleton)
« © '68 Unart Catalog, BMI »
You told me nobody was ever gonna love me like you did
And like a fool I believed everything you said was true
But if you call that love I sure would hate to be hated
I can do without the kinda lovin' that I get from you
If you call that love I sure would hate to be hated
Your love and hate is too closely related
Just do me a favor take your love and go back where you came from
And give it to some other poor unsuspecting fool
But if you call that love I sure would hate to be hated
I can do without the kinda lovin' that I get from you
[ steel ]
Well you told everybody just how much you love me
But somehow I'll always fail to get the news
And if you call that love I sure would hate to be hated
I can do without the kinda lovin' that I get from you
If you call that love I sure would hate to be hated...
I can do without the kinda lovin' that I get from you
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6.
CHEATERS WIN
(Margie Singleton)
« © '68 Unart Catalog, BMI »
Don't ever try to tell me cheaters never win
I played it straight and walked the line while she walked away with him
She cheated with my baby and she won the biggest price
So don't try to tell me cheaters lose when I know it's a lie
Cheaters win at least with me that's how it's always been
While I sat back and played it straight she cheated me out of him
So don't ever try to tell me that I'll win if I walk the line
As far as I'm concerned the cheater wins every time
[ steel ]
Here it is before me I've got a broken heart to prove
That by being good like you said I should all I ever did was lose
After looking at the other desk I've made up my mind
That it's only girls like me who lose cheaters win every time
Cheaters win at least with me...
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7.
LONG LONG WAY TO GO
(Margie Singleton)
« © '68 Unart Catalog, BMI »
There are those who would say my progress is slow
When it comes to getting you out of my mind
But I'm out of the way I forget more each day
I've come a long way but I still have a long long way to go
I've come a long way but I still have a long long way to go
I succeeded in losing hope and I realize you're gone
Now all that's left to do is just stop loving you
I've come a long way but I still have a long long way to go
[ steel ]
Once to hear your name brought tears boyond control
But now I only cry when I'm alone
And to me that's a good sign I'll get over you in time
I've come a long way but I still have a long long way to go
I've come a long way...
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8.
I DIDN'T HAVE THE COURAGE TO KEEP
(Margie Singleton)
« © '68 Unart Catalog, BMI »
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9.
IT SEEMED YOU'VE NEVER BEEN GONE
(Margie Singleton)
« © '68 Unart Catalog, BMI »
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10.
TALKING MY HEART OUT OF LOVE
(Leon Ashley - Margie Singleton)
« © '68 Unart Catalog, BMI »
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