He Castles Long, I Strike d5

Verse 1

He plays e4, I play c5 1.e4 c5

Knight to f3, pawn to d6 2.Nf3 d6

Pawn to d4, I take on d4 3.d4 cxd4

Knight takes back, knight to f6 4.Nxd4 Nf6

Knight c3, pawn to g6 5.Nc3 g6

Bishop e3, bishop g7 6.Be3 Bg7

Pawn f3, castles short, he hunts my king 7.f3 0-0

Queen d2, knight to c6, my counter sings 8.Qd2 Nc6

Chorus

He castles long, I push d5 9.0-0-0 d5

Pawn takes d5, knight takes d5 10.exd5 Nxd5

Knight takes c6, pawn takes c6 11.Nxc6 bxc6

Blow the centre, that's the fix

My bishop burns the long diagonal

Dragon fire, I stay alive

Verse 2

Bishop d4, I trade on d4 12.Bd4 Bxd4

Queen takes back, my queen to b6 13.Qxd4 Qb6

Knight to a4, my queen to c7 14.Na4 Qc7

My rooks will own the half-open b-file

Never swap the queens on d4 too soon

Keep the pieces on and play the tune

Chorus

He castles long, I push d5 9.0-0-0 d5

Pawn takes d5, knight takes d5 10.exd5 Nxd5

Knight takes c6, pawn takes c6 11.Nxc6 bxc6

Blow the centre, that's the fix

My bishop burns the long diagonal

Dragon fire, I stay alive

Bridge

Bishop c4, I play bishop d7 9.Bc4 Bd7

Pawn to h4, my rook to c8 10.h4 Rc8

Bishop b3, knight to e5 11.Bb3 Ne5

He castles long, knight to c4 12.0-0-0 Nc4

Bishop takes, rook takes c4 13.Bxc4 Rxc4

Sharp as they come, one road we ride

Chorus

He castles long, I push d5 9.0-0-0 d5

Pawn takes d5, knight takes d5 10.exd5 Nxd5

Knight takes c6, pawn takes c6 11.Nxc6 bxc6

Blow the centre, that's the fix

My bishop burns the long diagonal

Dragon fire, I stay alive

Outro

He castles long, I push d5 9.0-0-0 d5

My bishop burns the long diagonal, I'm alive