My Bishop Pins His Knight
Nimzo-Indian 3.Nc3 · sung from Black's side
Verse 1
His pawns on c4 and d4 sit tight
Bishop to b4, I pin his knight 3...Bb4
He plays e3, I castle short and smile 4.e3 O-O
Bishop d3, pawn to d5, my style 5.Bd3 d5
He wants two bishops, I break his pawns
He plays a3, I take on c3 at dawn 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3
Chorus
Bishop to b4, I pin his knight 3...Bb4
Castles short, pawn to d5 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5
Take on c3, doubled pawns in sight 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3
Take on c4, then c5, I'm alive 7...dxc4 8.Bxc4 c5 9.Nf3
Verse 2
Queen to c7, bishop e2 9...Qc7 10.Be2
Pawn to b6, bishop to b7 10...b6 11.O-O Bb7
My bishop rides the long diagonal
His pawn on c3 is the one to fall
The half-open d-file waits for my rook
Hold back c5 and his centre cooks
Chorus
Bishop to b4, I pin his knight 3...Bb4
Castles short, pawn to d5 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5
Take on c3, doubled pawns in sight 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3
Take on c4, then c5, I'm alive 7...dxc4 8.Bxc4 c5 9.Nf3
Bridge
He keeps the bishops, I keep my ground
A calm old dance, three games in ten decide
His pawn on c3, the weakness I found
The half-open d-file is mine to ride
Chorus
Bishop to b4, I pin his knight 3...Bb4
Castles short, pawn to d5 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5
Take on c3, doubled pawns in sight 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3
Take on c4, then c5, I'm alive 7...dxc4 8.Bxc4 c5 9.Nf3
Outro
Bishop to b4, the pin that I play 3...Bb4
And his pawn on c3 feels it all day
The song follows the Rubinstein main line as masters play it today — pin, castle, d5, trade on c3, recapture on c4 and strike with c5 — and the one thing to hum away from the board is the trade it makes: he gets the bishop pair, I get his pawn on c3 as a target for the whole game.