Here are some of the lyrics:
We had a PTA meetin' that night
All the ladies was there
I could see you kinda laughin'
When the chairman spoke to me
Mr. Harper spoke right up, he said,
"It ain't too wise this day and time
With all them books they got around for kids today to find."
We've gotta cleanin' up
Do our job right here at home or the schools won't
Be worth a plug nickel down here at Harper Valley, Tennessee
You took all the pleasure from pain
And kept all the sorrow
And used all the love that came your way
You took from your tomorrows
Your yesterdays I saw and I closed that door forever (I know it!)
'Cause we can never love like when love was true that long ago
And in those old memories a woman has to know a young child needs
Something she can share like love between a Mother and Daughter
(But you never really cared, did you Mother?)
But you never really cared did ya, Mother?
We burned like a rocket
You said "Love me, love me! I'll love you" (I'll love you)
Well, if you don't
Someone ought to take this girl of mine and love her (love her)
We ought to let her know we care