Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
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lyrics by Benjamin Newman
ttto: "The Road to Santiago" by Heather Dale
A detective's life is measured by the crooks he has to catch
And nothing brings more pleasure than the day he meets his match
For at my desk, reviewing the museum's surveillance tape
I saw a woman walking, I saw a woman walking
A certain woman making her escape
In crimson hat and trenchcoat, she was dressed to play the part
The mastermind who made off with a priceless work of art
Now she's slipped right through my fingers and I don't know where to start—
Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?
With my notepad in my pocket, I searched up and down the street
Collecting clues and statements from the people that I'd meet
For if someone saw her leaving, it might help to track her down
If I knew if she was sailing, if I knew if she was flying
To whatever destination she was bound
She's been gone for just an hour, so she can't have gotten far
Did the clerk at the hotel not see her get into a car
That bore the banner of a country, with a crescent or a star?
Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?
I don't know her destination yet, but I can guess her plan
She will try to leave the country just as quickly as she can
But I'd know which route to take to stay one step ahead of her
If I made my choice in deference to a geographic reference
Some almanac to which I might refer
And it's surely no coincidence that almanac is here
In the briefcase I was issued when I took this post last year
But the game is just beginning, and my strategy is clear...
Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?