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Verse 1
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Manhattan's got
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the Empire State.
Frisco's got its Golden Gate.
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Paris has the Eiffel Tower.
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Big Ben chimes each London hour.
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China's famous for its wall.
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India, the Taj Mahal,
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The CN Tower may be tall,
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but Mr. P .G. tops them all!
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Oh, Mr. P .G.!
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Oh, Mr. P .G.!
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In Prince George, British Columbia,
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tourist dollars were fleeting.
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Oh, so years ago, I'll have you know,
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they had a town hall meeting.
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They needed something distinctive,
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something novel, something new.
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To make the tourists stop a while,
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instead of just passing through.
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Mr. P .G., Mr. P .G.
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Yes, Prince George
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needed something
that would put them on the map.
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Like a giant wooden man
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with a checkered red felt cap.
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Like the heads on Easter Island
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or grass huts you find in Fiji.
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They built a statue out of logs
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and called it Mr. PG. Mr. Who?
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A Mr. P .G. stands for Prince George,
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a Mr. P .G.
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Giant shirt, pants and hat
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were stitched by someone's mom
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Because, they said with confidence,
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if we build it, they will come
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Well, the tourists came
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from far and wide
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in the summer and the winter
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To see him standing proud and tall
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beside the info center
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But as the years went by,
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he suffered from neglect
and he lacked self -respect
his appeal wore off
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People said that he just wasn't good
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enough for Mr. P .G.
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Poor Mr. P .G.
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He used to proudly wave a flag,
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now he just holds the pole.
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In his mouth he smoked a pipe,
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now his lips just have a hole.
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Well there are good and bad people
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in every single city.
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Some destroyed through vandalism
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and others with graffiti.
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Mr. P .G. J .P. loves E .S.
Mr. P .G. T .K. was here.
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Initials carved into his legs
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Eventually spelled his ruin
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Then vandals came in the dark of night
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And took a chainsaw to him
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Just another pile of kindling
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And without its famous statue,
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civic pride was dwindling.
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Mr. B .G.
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An arc welder stepped forward
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an d said, I have a plan.
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We have the technology.
Let's reconstruct the man.
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Well they built him with aluminum
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so that he'd never rust
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And they reinforced him
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so he's now impossible to bust
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The welder's a hero, PG looks good
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He's made out of metal
but he looks like wood
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The statue has achieved legendary status
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A wonder of the world
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you can see for gratis
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They wave at him from cars
on the yellowhead route
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They say, Mama, take my picture,
I'm standing on his boot
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They're pointing out the window
of the aerial plane
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Everybody loves him!
Now on the left you'll
see our famous statue
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You'll notice that he's straighter
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Cuter than the Mona Lisa
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Well that completes our Prince George tour
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Please stop in and pick up
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your free brochure
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Inside the Tourist Info Center
Postcards on the left as you enter
On your way out,
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please sign our guestbook
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Come back someday and take another look
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By the way, next tour starts in 15 minutes
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