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Castle Long, Let the Pawns Roll

English Attack 8.f3 · sung from White's side

Verse 1

Pawn to e4, he plays c5 1.e4 c5

Knight to f3, pawn to d4 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4

He takes on d4, my knight takes back 3...cxd4 4.Nxd4

Knight to c3, he plays a6 4...Nf6 5.Nc3 a6

The c-file his, the d-file mine

The English Attack is next in line

Chorus

Bishop to e3, he plays e5 6.Be3 e5

Knight to b3, pawn to f3 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3

Queen to d2, castle long 8...Be7 9.Qd2 O-O 10.O-O-O

Then my g-pawn storm comes on

Verse 2

Pawn to g4, he throws b5 10...Nbd7 11.g4 b5

Pawn to g5, knight runs to h5 12.g5 Nh5

King to b1, knight to a5 13.Kb1 Nb6 14.Na5

Castle first, or the storm won't survive

Queens stay on, kings on either side

Chorus

Bishop to e3, he plays e5 6.Be3 e5

Knight to b3, pawn to f3 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3

Queen to d2, castle long 8...Be7 9.Qd2 O-O 10.O-O-O

Then my g-pawn storm comes on