[Verse 1]
Mr. Harper (What do you want?)
I feel sorry for you (Oh, yeah)
Cause I understand the reason you drink
And think what you do

[Verse 2]
Mr. Harper (What?)
Your woman is weak (Oh, yeah)
You can't hold up your head
And walk down Harper Valley streets

[Verse 3]
Mr. Harper (Yeah)
You're the richest man around (I know it)
It's your valley
And you are the man who made it a town

[Verse 4]
Your young bride (yeah)
Has been slipping away (Oh, really)
It's the reason you drink
And cannot face reality today

[Verse 5]
Mr. Harper (Hello, what do you want?)
She was too young for you (Oh, yeah)
But a man with your money
Will do what he's wanting to do
[Verse 6]
Mr. Harper (Yeah)
Where's your young bride tonight? (I don't know)
While you sit here in Kelly's Bar
Till they turn out the lights