Mr. P.G.-Al Simmons

[ti:Mr. P.G.] [ar:Al Simmons] [al:Truck I Bought From Moe] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Mr. P.G. - Al Simmons [00:05.85]Manhattan's got the Empire State [00:08.95] [00:09.78]Frisco's got it's Golden Gate [00:12.59] [00:13.50]Paris has the Eiffel tower [00:16.08] [00:16.95]Big Ben chimes each London hour [00:20.22] [00:22.06]China's famous for it's wall [00:24.94] [00:25.81]India The Taj Mahal [00:28.23] [00:29.43]The CN Tower may be tall [00:33.17] [00:33.92]But Mr P G tops them all [00:38.13] [00:40.73]Mr P G Mr P G [00:45.17] [00:47.77]In Prince George British Columbia [00:50.04] [00:51.08]Tourist dollars were fleeting [00:52.88] [00:54.20]So years ago I'll have you know [00:56.63] [00:57.41]They had a town hall meeting [00:59.63] [01:00.80]They needed something distinctive [01:02.81] [01:03.73]Something novel something new [01:05.80] [01:07.20]To make the tourists stop a while [01:09.92] [01:10.44]Instead of just passing through [01:12.23] [01:13.71]Mr P G Mr P G [01:17.66] [01:19.87]Yes Prince George needed something [01:22.11] [01:23.09]That would put them on the map [01:25.26] [01:26.47]Like a giant wooden man [01:28.44] [01:29.82]With a checkered red felt cap [01:31.85] [01:32.97]Like the heads on Easter Island [01:35.30] [01:36.07]Or grass huts you find in Fiji [01:38.48] [01:39.39]They built a statue out of logs [01:42.30] [01:43.00]And called it Mr P G [01:44.70] [01:45.84]Mr P G stands for Prince George Mr P G [01:50.02] [01:52.81]Giant shirt and pants and hat [01:55.18] [01:55.82]Were tailored by somebody's mom [01:57.66] [01:59.07]"Because " they said with confidence [02:01.14] [02:02.25]"If we build it they will come " [02:04.17] [02:05.44]Well the tourists came from far and wide [02:08.59]In the summer and the winter [02:10.65] [02:12.05]To see him standing proud and tall [02:15.09]Beside the info centre [02:17.41] [02:18.19]But as the years went by he suffered from neglect [02:21.79]His clothes were raggy and he lacked self respect [02:24.85]As the years wore on his appeal wore off [02:28.36]People said that he just wasn't good enough [02:31.33]Mr P G Poor Mr P G [02:35.49] [02:38.38]He use to proudly wave a flag [02:41.09] [02:41.67]Now he just holds the pole [02:43.41] [02:44.32]In his mouth he smoked a pipe [02:46.74] [02:47.94]Now his lips just have a hole [02:50.08] [02:50.95]Well there are good and bad people [02:53.12] [02:54.35]In every single city [02:56.60] [02:57.53]Some destroy through vandalism [03:00.61] [03:01.17]And others with graffiti [03:02.91] [03:04.20]Mr P G J P loves E S Mr P G T K was here [03:09.95] [03:11.10]Initials carved into his legs [03:13.71] [03:14.37]Eventually spelled his ruin [03:16.39] [03:17.37]Then vandals came in the dark of night [03:20.03] [03:20.76]And took a chain saw to him [03:22.66] [03:23.83]Mr P G had become [03:25.64] [03:26.94]Just another pile of kindling [03:29.03] [03:30.14]And with out it's famous statue [03:32.35] [03:33.78]Civic pride was dwindling [03:35.79] [03:36.73]Mr P G Mr P G [03:40.92] [03:43.57]An arc welder stepped forward [03:45.37] [03:46.50]And said "I have a plan [03:48.57] [03:49.82]We have the technology [03:51.73] [03:52.52]Let's reconstruct the man " [03:54.54] [03:56.35]Well they built him with aluminum [03:58.39] [03:59.79]So that he'd never rust [04:01.47] [04:02.81]They reinforced him so he's now [04:05.63] [04:06.28]Impossible to bust [04:08.14] [04:09.58]The welder's a hero P G looks good [04:12.09] [04:12.68]He's made out of metal but he looks like wood [04:15.37] [04:15.95]This statue has achieved legendary status [04:18.83] [04:19.40]A wonder of the world you can see for gratis [04:22.45]They wave at him from cars [04:23.82]On the Yellowhead Route [04:25.33]They say Momma [04:26.22]"Take my picture I'm standing on his boot " [04:28.88]They're pointing out [04:29.62]The window of the air-e-o-plane [04:31.80] [04:32.56]Everybody loves him What's his name [04:35.43]Mr P G Mr P G [04:39.30] [04:42.08]Mr P G Mr P G [04:45.84] [04:48.51]Mr P G Mr P G [04:52.23] [04:54.86]Mr P G Mr P G [04:58.60] [05:01.21]Mr P G Mr P G