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Piece Down and Still Skanking

Botvinnik Main 10.Bxg5 · sung from Black's side

Verse 1

His pawn on e5 hits my knight

My pawn on c4 holds on tight

His bishop on g5 came to stay

My half-open h-file lights the way

Chorus

Knight to d7, bishop to b7 10...Nbd7 11.exf6 Bb7

Pawn to c5, queen to b6 12.g3 c5 13.d5 Qb6

Castles long, my king on c8 14.Bg2 O-O-O 15.O-O

My bishop eyes d5, his pawn on f6

Verse 2

Pawn to b4, knight to a4 15...b4 16.Na4

Queen to b5, he plays a3 16...Qb5 17.a3

Knight back to b8, I need no more 17...Nb8

He takes on b4, I take right back 18.axb4 cxb4

Never jump my knight to e5

My b-pawn rolls, I stay alive

Chorus

Knight to d7, bishop to b7 10...Nbd7 11.exf6 Bb7

Pawn to c5, queen to b6 12.g3 c5 13.d5 Qb6

Castles long, my king on c8 14.Bg2 O-O-O 15.O-O

My bishop eyes d5, his pawn on f6

Bridge

The sharpest road the book has known

The queens stay on, kings on different wings

He's a pawn up, his h-pawn's passed

My c-pawns doubled, half of them drawn

Chorus

Knight to d7, bishop to b7 10...Nbd7 11.exf6 Bb7

Pawn to c5, queen to b6 12.g3 c5 13.d5 Qb6

Castles long, my king on c8 14.Bg2 O-O-O 15.O-O

My bishop eyes d5, his pawn on f6

Outro

Knight to d7, bishop to b7 10...Nbd7 11.exf6 Bb7

Botvinnik's road, the h-file's mine, I'm dancing home