Widow Jones Lyrics - Harper Valley P.t.a. (the Plantation Recordings 1968-70) - Jeannie C. Riley

Ask any young man in this town who is over thirteen 

To tell you about the things and places he's seen 

If he tells you somethin' 'bout women you haven't known 

You can attribute his knowledge of anatomy to widow Jones 

Well, Jones-y was a gogo girl 

A little while before she married Sam 

He fell into the river, Jones-y said 

"That's water over the dam" 

You say we oughta leave these matters 

To the good digression of the law 

But when you have a shape like widow Jones 

You have a lotta friends at City Hall 

Well, I don't bring her up because I think we should put her down 

I just wanna shed some light on the truth in this town 

These boys've learned things 

They couldn't've learned in our schools 

And their parents can relax in knowin' 

That they're not all out in shootin' pool 

Yeah, Jones-y was a gogo girl 

A little while before she married Sam 

He fell into the river, Jones-y said 

"That's water over the dam" 

You say we oughta leave these matters 

To the good digression of the law 

But when you have a shape like widow Jones 

You have a lotta friends at City Hall 

Yeah, the widow's got a lot friends at City Hall