Al Simmons《Mr. P.G.》[MP3_LRC]

[00:00.00]90听音乐网 www.90T8.com  [00:05.85]Manhattan's got the Empire State [00:09.78]Frisco's got it's Golden Gate [00:13.50]Paris has the Eiffel tower [00:16.95]Big Ben chimes each London hour [00:22.06]China's famous for it's wall [00:25.81]India The Taj Mahal [00:29.43]The CN Tower may be tall [00:33.92]But Mr  P  G  tops them all [00:40.73]Mr  P  G  Mr  P  G [00:47.77]In Prince George British Columbia [00:51.08]Tourist dollars were fleeting [00:54.20]So years ago I'll have you know [00:57.41]They had a town hall meeting [01:00.80]They needed something distinctive [01:03.73]Something novel something new [01:07.20]To make the tourists stop a while [01:10.44]Instead of just passing through [01:13.71]Mr  P  G  Mr  P  G [01:19.87]Yes Prince George needed something [01:23.09]That would put them on the map [01:26.47]Like a giant wooden man [01:29.82]With a checkered red felt cap [01:32.97]Like the heads on Easter Island [01:36.07]Or grass huts you find in Fiji [01:39.39]They built a statue out of logs [01:43.00]And called it Mr  P G [01:45.84]Mr  P  G  stands for Prince George Mr  P  G [01:52.81]Giant shirt and pants and hat [01:55.82]Were tailored by somebody's mom [01:59.07]"Because " they said with confidence [02:02.25]"If we build it they will come " [02:05.44]Well the tourists came from far and wide [02:08.59]In the summer and the winter [02:12.05]To see him standing proud and tall [02:15.09]Beside the info  centre [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 [02:38.38]He use to proudly wave a flag [02:41.67]Now he just holds the pole [02:44.32]In his mouth he smoked a pipe [02:47.94]Now his lips just have a hole [02:50.95]Well there are good and bad people [02:54.35]In every single city [02:57.53]Some destroy through vandalism [03:01.17]And others with graffiti [03:04.20]Mr  P  G  J P  loves E S  Mr  P G  T K  was here [03:11.10]Initials carved into his legs [03:14.37]Eventually spelled his ruin [03:17.37]Then vandals came in the dark of night [03:20.76]And took a chain saw to him [03:23.83]Mr  P G  had become [03:26.94]Just another pile of kindling [03:30.14]And with out it's famous statue [03:33.78]Civic pride was dwindling [03:36.73]Mr  P  G  Mr  P  G [03:43.57]An arc welder stepped forward [03:46.50]And said "I have a plan [03:49.82]We have the technology [03:52.52]Let's reconstruct the man " [03:56.35]Well they built him with aluminum [03:59.79]So that he'd never rust [04:02.81]They reinforced him so he's now [04:06.28]Impossible to bust [04:09.58]The welder's a hero P  G  looks good [04:12.68]He's made out of metal but he looks like wood [04:15.95]This statue has achieved legendary status [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 [04:32.56]Everybody loves him  What's his name [04:35.43]Mr  P G  Mr  P G [04:42.08]Mr  P G  Mr  P G [04:48.51]Mr  P G  Mr  P G [04:54.86]Mr  P G  Mr  P G [05:01.21]Mr  P G  Mr  P G