We kept seeing Columbo's car First of all we saw it outside Burger King on Byres Badly parked, about five feet away from the And at the craziest angle, as if stopped there in a hurry
Then my brother saw it the place Where the pool and the badminton courts are And again I saw it parked outside the off-license Closer to the pavement time, and parallel too
We ever saw the car parked But it seemed to be outside somewhere I liked to go And then, when we went out for dinner on wee birthday And we were hanging our coats up on the
We saw Columbo's old mac already hanging In amongst all the expensive fur and leather and I had a quick look around while we were 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 Playing my I heard a car stopping on the gravel in of me
And I tried to decide Which way 'round to put the Tetras piece That was falling, I felt someone sit on the steps beside me And I heard them scratching their And then, on the reflection on the screen, I saw it was him
"Those are the most fascinating little machines", he said But I'd built up a high pile, which needed a single line For down the side, and I look up in case it came
"It is nice around here", Columbo said And I heard his mac moving as he looked The single line I'd been waiting for didn't though And soon my screen was all the way to the top
So I put it down and Columbo If from around here had been murdered "Not murdered, sir, no", he said, "I don't think you could it murder" "Well, are you investigating?", I asked him
"Well, sir, it's a case of notes Perhaps you'd call it theft, but I'm not rightly It's new for me, I'll you that" he picked up the Gameboy and stared at it, all fascinated
"Could I? Would you mind?", he And I him how to start up a game But pretty soon the screen was and he shook his head "Well, well", he
"You know, Mrs. Columbo, she's great at sorts of things But me, I just can't seem to get the of them" And he stood up and handed it to me "I'm sorry to have you, sir", he said
"I'll let you get to your game You know, this is a lovely area" And as he walked off the steps I until he opened the door of his car And I to start up another game
But then he stopped, "Oh, I'm sorry", he Holding one hand up in the air, with a cigar 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 like that, sir, that little machine you have there Would someone be able to make with that From records and stuff?", I laughed and my head "That's fine, sir", he said, "I was curious" he got into the car and drove away
I didn't think I'd see him again that, but I was very wrong I began to see his car a lot more Quite often outside the houses of people I And not only that, but lately he's started turning up I might be
Asking me all kinds of questions About technology and and stuff Pretending he's to learn all about it It got me quite worried for a while, but I think be alright I think got him foxed, I think I've been way too clever for him