Take the Pawn, Give It Back
Survey [C80-C83] · sung from Black's side
Verse 1
e5, c6, a6, f6, knight takes e4 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4
His e-pawn's gone, the e-file's wide
b5, d5, bishop e6, bishop e7 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.c3 Be7
I hand it back, with nothing to hide
My knight on e4 stands tall and free
His bishop on b3 eyes d5, I see
Chorus
e5, c6, a6, f6, knight takes e4 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4
b5, d5, bishop e6, bishop e7 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.c3 Be7
Grab the pawn, then give it back
Pieces flying, that's my knack
Verse 2
His knight to d2, he hunts e4 10.Nbd2
Knight to c5, pawn to d4 10...Nc5 11.Bc2 d4
His knight to b3, my pawn to d3 12.Nb3 12...d3
My d-pawn dives, it holds the day
Never take on c3, that gives it away
My knight on c5 hits b3, I say
Chorus
e5, c6, a6, f6, knight takes e4 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4
b5, d5, bishop e6, bishop e7 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.c3 Be7
Grab the pawn, then give it back
Pieces flying, that's my knack
Bridge
A little drawish, the e-file's the road
Queens often leave this open board
His pawn on e5, my pawn on d3
He's a shade ahead, but I play free
Chorus
e5, c6, a6, f6, knight takes e4 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4
b5, d5, bishop e6, bishop e7 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.c3 Be7
Grab the pawn, then give it back
Pieces flying, that's my knack
Outro
Grab the pawn, then give it back
e5, c6, a6, f6, knight takes e4 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4
The whole Open Spanish for Black lives in that chorus: take on e4, hand the pawn back with b5, d5 and the two bishops out, then push the d-pawn and never cling to material.