1001 Lyrics - Singles - Cat Empire

Parking Inspector 

- just made my list of one thousand 

one thousand and one 

but ah Parking Inspector... 

Went to my friends 

when I found a fine beat 

cos I like to play a rhythm 

where the rhythm plays me 

play it all day 

on a balcony above the street 

where old Franky and me we 

shuffle with our feet 

And old man Goergie 

takes some sugar with his tea 

when he's stirred by a melody 

of hands moving easy 

you see it reminds him 

dreams by the sea 

where the breeze blows 

underneath that island tree 

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And we played til the playing 

Gave us the munchies 

then we played in the kitchen 

made the easy gods happy 

cos we left them a little chilli-special 

and some chocolate we eat because it's sweet 

when I leave I am smiling 

at the things I haven't done 

oh I haven't broke a sweat 

and I haven't had to run 

for the list of one-thousand 

-and-one that does plague me 

on some days 

when the sun rays don't come 

Parking Inspector 

just made my list of one thousand 

one thousand and one 

Photos 

but ah Parking Inspector 

[won't let you wreck my fun] 

When I get to my car 

I am faced with a sight 

that is strange and it's sad 

and it's mad it's not right 

there's one thousand and one 

spaces free but I see 

that he find me guilty 

of the time over fee 

Now I know why my mother 

why my mother warned me 

said 'you might be lucky 

but know nothing comes for free' 

she is right - entirely 

cos the ticket paid the song 

that I sing to this beat 

Parking inspector 

just made my list of one thousand 

one thousand and one 

but ah parking inspector 

won't let you wreck my fun 

cos when I pay for my ticket 

I won't curse and despise 

no i'll run into the girl 

with the slinky blue eyes 

then my list of one thousand and one 

will remain 

I had plans to get it done 

but now my plans they have changed 

Parking Inspector 

just made my list of one thousand 

one thousand and one 

but ah Parking Inspector 

'just listen to the bass and the funky drums' 

Parking Inspector 

just made my list of one thousand 

grow a little more 

but ah parking inspector 

you won't believe what I saw 

on the back of my ticket 

with invisible type 

was a map to the place 

with one thousand delights 

and a key that was one to that 

spot by the sea where the breeze 

blows underneath that island tree