Take My b-Pawn, I Take Time
Evans Gambit 4.b4 · sung from White's side
Verse 1
Pawn to e4, he plays e5 1.e4 e5
Knight to f3, his knight c6 2.Nf3 Nc6
Bishop to c4, his bishop c5 3.Bc4 Bc5
Pawn to b4, a gift with tricks 4.b4
He wants my b-pawn, I want the time
Chorus
Bishop takes b4, pawn to c3 4...Bxb4 5.c3
Bishop to a5, pawn to d4 5...Ba5 6.d4
One pawn for the time, that is the key
My bishop eyes f7, I want more
Verse 2
He plays d6, my queen to b3 6...d6 7.Qb3
His queen d7, I castle short, I'm free 7...Qd7 8.O-O
His bishop b6, my knight to d2 8...Bb6 9.Nbd2
Grab b7? No, his bishop takes my queen
My bishop hits f7, I'm coming through
Chorus
Bishop takes b4, pawn to c3 4...Bxb4 5.c3
Bishop to a5, pawn to d4 5...Ba5 6.d4
One pawn for the time, that is the key
My bishop eyes f7, I want more
The tune is built on the one fact that makes the Evans work: the b-pawn buys the tempo for c3 and d4, and the bishop on c4 keeps staring at f7 while the centre goes up — hum that and the moves follow.