We kept seeing car around First of all we saw it outside Burger on Byres Road Badly parked, about five feet away from the And at the craziest angle, as if he'd there in a hurry
Then my brother saw it the place Where the swimming and the badminton courts are And later I saw it parked outside the off-license to the pavement this time, and parallel too
We ever saw the car parked But it always to be outside somewhere I liked to go And then, when we went out for on wee Karn's birthday And we were our coats up on the coat-rack
We saw Columbo's old mac already hanging In amongst all the expensive fur and and things I had a quick around while we were being taken to our table To see if he was there, but I couldn't see him
But then one While I was outside on the steps Playing my I heard a car on the gravel in front of me
And while I tried to Which way 'round to put the Tetras piece That was falling, I felt someone sit down on the steps me And I them scratching their head And then, on the reflection on the screen, I saw it was him
"Those really are the fascinating little machines", he said But I'd built up a whole high pile, which a single line For down the side, and I look up in case it came
"It certainly is nice here", Columbo said And I his mac moving as he looked around The line I'd been waiting for didn't come though And soon my was filled all the way to the top
So I put it down and Columbo If someone from around here had murdered "Not murdered, sir, no", he said, "I don't you could call it murder" "Well, are you investigating?", I asked him
"Well, sir, it's a of counterfeit notes Perhaps call 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? Would you mind?", he And I showed him how to up a game But pretty soon the screen was full and he shook his "Well, well", he
"You know, Mrs. Columbo, she's great at sorts of things But me, I just seem to get the hang of them" And he stood up and handed it to me "I'm sorry to have troubled you, sir", he
"I'll let you get to your game You know, really is a lovely area" And as he walked off down the I watched until he opened the of his car And I went to start up game
But he stopped, "Oh, I'm sorry", he said one hand up in the air, with a cigar between his fingers And down at the ground, "Just a little thing", he said And he scratched the back of his With the hand had been up in the air
"With like that, sir, that little machine you have there Would someone be able to make samples with records and stuff?", I laughed and shook my head "That's fine, sir", he said, "I was curious" Then he got the car and drove away
I didn't think I'd see him again after that, but I was very I to see his car around a lot more Quite often outside the houses of people I And not only that, but just he's started turning up Wherever I be
me all kinds of crazy questions About technology and and stuff Pretending he's trying to all about it It got me worried for a while, but I think I'll be alright I I've got him foxed, I think I've been way too clever for him