One Pawn for the Fire
Marshall Attack 8.c3 d5 · sung from Black's side
Verse 1
My pawn sits on d5, my king is castled tight
His bishop on b3 wants a slow Spanish night
He takes on d5, my knight takes back the square 9.exd5 Nxd5
The pawn on e5 is bait, I leave it hanging there
Chorus
He takes on d5, my knight takes back 9.exd5 Nxd5
His knight takes e5, mine too, his rook takes e5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5
Pawn to c6, one pawn for the whole attack 11...c6
Pawn d3, bishop d6, the kingside comes alive 12.d3 Bd6
Verse 2
Bishop d6, his rook goes back, my bishop to f5 12...Bd6 13.Re1 Bf5
His queen f3, my queen h4, the storm arrives 14.Qf3 Qh4
Pawn g3, my queen to h3, his king can't hide 15.g3 Qh3
Bishop e3, he builds a wall, I eye the e-file 16.Be3
Don't trade the queens, a pawn down I'd slowly die
Chorus
He takes on d5, my knight takes back 9.exd5 Nxd5
His knight takes e5, mine too, his rook takes e5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5
Pawn to c6, one pawn for the whole attack 11...c6
Pawn d3, bishop d6, the kingside comes alive 12.d3 Bd6
Bridge
Or pawn d4, then bishop d6, the old way 12.d4 Bd6
Rook e1, queen h4, pawn g3, queen h3 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3
Sharpest of lines, yet the draw is where most games stay
My queen on h3, my bishop on f5, that's where they play
Chorus
He takes on d5, my knight takes back 9.exd5 Nxd5
His knight takes e5, mine too, his rook takes e5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5
Pawn to c6, one pawn for the whole attack 11...c6
Pawn d3, bishop d6, the kingside comes alive 12.d3 Bd6
Outro
One pawn for the fire, that is the Marshall creed
Pawn to c6, and the kingside is mine indeed 11...c6