My F-Pawn Buys the Centre

Verse 1

I give the f-pawn, bold and free,

He takes on f4, knight to f3, 2...exf4 3.Nf3 Nf6

I push e5, his knight to h5, 4.e5 Nh5

My half-open f-file comes alive.

Chorus

He takes on f4, knight to f3, 2...exf4 3.Nf3 Nf6

I push e5, his knight to h5, 4.e5 Nh5

My half-open f-file, that's the key,

His pawn is gone from the centre, see,

The King's Gambit keeps me alive!

Verse 2

My queen on e2, he plays d5, 6...d5

Knight to c3, knight to c6, 7.Nc3 Nc6

Bishop to d2, the game's alive, 8.Bd2

Bishop e7, I castle long, 8...Be7 9.O-O-O

Don't run my queen back home, that's wrong.

Chorus

He takes on f4, knight to f3, 2...exf4 3.Nf3 Nf6

I push e5, his knight to h5, 4.e5 Nh5

My half-open f-file, that's the key,

His pawn is gone from the centre, see,

The King's Gambit keeps me alive!