We kept seeing Columbo's car of all we saw it outside Burger King on Byres Road Badly parked, about five feet from the kerb And at the craziest angle, as if he'd stopped there in a
my brother saw it outside the place Where the swimming pool and the courts are And later I saw it parked outside the off-license Closer to the pavement this time, and too
We ever saw the car parked But it always seemed to be outside somewhere I to go And then, when we went out for dinner on wee Karn's And we were our coats up on the coat-rack
We saw Columbo's old mac already there In amongst all the expensive fur and and things I had a quick look 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 stopping on the in front of me
And I tried to decide Which way 'round to put the L-shaped piece That was falling, I felt someone sit on the steps beside me And I heard them their head And then, on the reflection on the screen, I saw it was him
"Those really are the most little machines", he said But I'd up a whole high pile, which needed a single line For down the side, and I couldn't look up in case it
"It certainly is nice around here", said And I heard his mac 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 and asked Columbo If someone from around had been murdered "Not murdered, sir, no", he said, "I don't you could call it murder" "Well, what are you investigating?", I him
"Well, sir, it's a case of notes you'd 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 at it, all fascinated
"Could I? you mind?", he said 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, great at these 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 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 little thing", he And he the back of his head the hand that had been up in the air
"With something like that, sir, that little machine you there Would be able to make samples with that From 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 began to see his car a lot more Quite outside the houses of people I knew And not only that, but just lately started turning up I might be
Asking me all kinds of crazy technology and sampling 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 got him foxed, I think I've been way too clever for him