Fried Liver: I Fry His King
Fried Liver Attack 6.Nxf7 · sung from White's side
Verse 1
Pawn to e4, knight to f3 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3
Bishop to c4, his knight to f6 3.Bc4 Nf6
My bishop eyes f7, that square is weak
He digs in the centre, I come for the king
Chorus
Knight to g5, he plays d5 4.Ng5 d5
Pawn takes d5, knight takes d5 5.exd5 Nxd5
Knight takes f7, the liver's fried 6.Nxf7
Queen f3 check, king to e6 6...Kxf7 7.Qf3+ Ke6
His king on e6, nowhere to hide
Verse 2
Knight to c3, his knight to b4 8.Nc3 Ncb4
Castles short, pawn to d4 9.O-O c6 10.d4
Queen to f6, I play queen e2 10...Qf6 11.Qe2
Never swap the queens, the fire goes cold
My half-open e-file, his king on e6, sold
Chorus
Knight to g5, he plays d5 4.Ng5 d5
Pawn takes d5, knight takes d5 5.exd5 Nxd5
Knight takes f7, the liver's fried 6.Nxf7
Queen f3 check, king to e6 6...Kxf7 7.Qf3+ Ke6
His king on e6, nowhere to hide
Bridge
A knight for a pawn, that's the whole trade
His king on e6, the open centre, no shade
Sharp as it gets, one road, no debate
Shirov ran it, eighty-one of a hundred paid
Chorus
Knight to g5, he plays d5 4.Ng5 d5
Pawn takes d5, knight takes d5 5.exd5 Nxd5
Knight takes f7, the liver's fried 6.Nxf7
Queen f3 check, king to e6 6...Kxf7 7.Qf3+ Ke6
His king on e6, nowhere to hide
Outro
Knight takes f7, that's the whole thing 6.Nxf7
Fried liver, I fry him, I'm the only king