White Strikes First on d4
Survey [C44-C45] · sung from White's side
Verse 1
Pawn to e4, he plays e5 1.e4 e5
Knight to f3, knight c6 arrives 2.Nf3 Nc6
No bishop to b5, no bishop c4
Pawn to d4, I open the door 3.d4
He takes on d4, my knight takes back 3...exd4 4.Nxd4
He wants his knight on f6 to attack
Chorus
Pawn to e4, he plays e5 1.e4 e5
Knight to f3, knight c6 arrives 2.Nf3 Nc6
Pawn to d4, I strike the middle 3.d4
He takes on d4, my knight takes back 3...exd4 4.Nxd4
The centre's open, my pieces fly
My e-pawn holds, the Scotch attack
Verse 2
Knight to f6, he hits e4 4...Nf6
Knight takes c6, his b-pawn takes 5.Nxc6 bxc6
Pawn to e5, his knight must break 6.e5
Queen to e7, queen to e2 6...Qe7 7.Qe2
Knight to d5, pawn h4 too 7...Nd5 8.h4
Queen to e6, knight to d2 8...Qe6 9.Nd2
He plays a5, pawn to g3 9...a5 10.g3
Don't rush c4, too early for me
Chorus
Pawn to e4, he plays e5 1.e4 e5
Knight to f3, knight c6 arrives 2.Nf3 Nc6
Pawn to d4, I strike the middle 3.d4
He takes on d4, my knight takes back 3...exd4 4.Nxd4
The centre's open, my pieces fly
My e-pawn holds, the Scotch attack
Bridge
Bishop to c5, his other try 4...Bc5
Knight takes c6, queen f6 replies 5.Nxc6 Qf6
Open centre, the queens go off soon
Half end drawn, my e-pawn calls the tune
Chorus
Pawn to e4, he plays e5 1.e4 e5
Knight to f3, knight c6 arrives 2.Nf3 Nc6
Pawn to d4, I strike the middle 3.d4
He takes on d4, my knight takes back 3...exd4 4.Nxd4
The centre's open, my pieces fly
My e-pawn holds, the Scotch attack
Outro
Pawn to d4, that's the Scotch in me 3.d4
Open the centre, let my pieces run free