▁High ▁School ▁Bu h ach ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places <0x0A> </s> ▁" The ▁Lawrence ▁Wel k - He e ▁Haw ▁C ounter - Re volution ▁Pol ka " ▁is ▁a ▁song ▁made ▁famous ▁by ▁country ▁music ▁singer ▁Roy ▁Clark . ▁Writ ten ▁by ▁V aug hn ▁H orton , ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁to ▁the ▁album ▁Roy ▁Clark ▁Live !. ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁a ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁hit ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁magazine ▁Hot ▁Country ▁Singles ▁chart ▁that ▁October . ▁ ▁A ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁" r ural ▁pur ge " ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁a ▁sat ir ical ▁response ▁to ▁television ' s ▁rural ▁pur ge , ▁which ▁saw ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁can cell ations ▁of ▁still - pop ular ▁television ▁shows ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁( part icular ly ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 - 7 1 ▁season ), ▁most ▁of ▁which ▁either ▁had ▁or ▁were ▁perce ived ▁to ▁have ▁had ▁dem ograph ically ▁ske wed ▁aud ien ces , ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁shows ▁that ▁were ▁thought ▁to ▁pull ▁in ▁the ▁more ▁des irable ▁younger ▁dem ograph ics . ▁The ▁two ▁shows ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁and ▁throughout ▁the ▁song — He e ▁Haw , ▁a ▁CBS ▁series ▁on ▁which ▁Clark ▁was ▁a ▁co - host ; ▁and ▁The ▁Lawrence ▁Wel k ▁Show , ▁which ▁a ired ▁on ▁ABC — w ere ▁among ▁those ▁shows ▁can ce led ▁by ▁their ▁networks