We seeing Columbo's car around of all we saw it outside Burger King on Byres Road Badly parked, five feet away from the kerb And at the craziest angle, as if stopped there in a hurry
Then my brother saw it outside the Where the swimming and the badminton courts are And again I saw it parked outside the off-license Closer to the pavement this time, and too
We only saw the car parked But it always seemed to be outside I liked to go And then, when we went out for on wee Karn's birthday And we were hanging our up on the coat-rack
We saw Columbo's old mac already hanging In amongst all the expensive fur and leather and I had a quick around while we were being taken to our table To see if he was there, but I see him anywhere
But one night While I was sitting outside on the my Gameboy I heard a car stopping on the gravel in of me
And I tried to decide way 'round to put the L-shaped Tetras piece That was falling, I someone sit down on the steps beside me And I them scratching their head And then, on the on the screen, I saw that it was him
"Those are the most fascinating little machines", he said But I'd built up a whole high pile, which needed a line For down the side, and I couldn't up in case it came
"It certainly is nice around here", said And I his mac moving as he looked around The single line I'd been waiting for didn't come And soon my was filled all the way to the top
So I put it down and Columbo If someone from around here had been "Not murdered, sir, no", he said, "I don't think you could it murder" "Well, what are you investigating?", I him
"Well, sir, it's a case of counterfeit Perhaps you'd it theft, but I'm not rightly sure It's new for me, I'll you that" Then he picked up the Gameboy and stared at it, all
"Could I? you mind?", he said And I showed him how to start up a But soon the screen was full and he shook his head "Well, well", he
"You know, Mrs. Columbo, she's great at these of things But me, I just can't seem to get the of them" And he stood up and it back to me "I'm to have troubled you, sir", he said
"I'll let you get back to game You know, this really is a area" And as he walked off the steps I watched until he the door of his car And I went to up another game
But he stopped, "Oh, I'm sorry", he said Holding one hand up in the air, with a between his fingers And looking down at the ground, "Just a thing", he said And he the back of his head With the that had been up in the air
"With something like that, sir, that little machine you there Would someone be able to make samples that From records and stuff?", I laughed and shook my "That's fine, sir", he said, "I was curious" he got into the car and drove away
I think I'd see him again after that, but I was very wrong I began to see his car a lot more Quite often the houses of people I knew And not only that, but just lately he's turning up Wherever I be
Asking me all of crazy questions About technology and and stuff Pretending he's trying to learn all it It got me quite worried for a while, but I think be alright I think I've got him foxed, I think I've way too clever for him