My Queen Sits On c2
Semi-Slav 6.Qc2 · sung from White's side
Verse 1
Pawn to d4, pawn to c4 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6
Knight to c3, knight to f3 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 Nf6
His wall on c6, his wall on e6
Pawn to e3, queen to c2 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2
He dreams of e5, my queen holds e4
A slow-swing opening, that's my cue
Chorus
Pawn to d4, pawn to c4 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6
Knight to c3, knight to f3 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 Nf6
Pawn to e3, queen to c2 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2
My queen watches e4, that's the key
Verse 2
Bishop to d3, castles short 6...Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O dxc4
Bishop takes c4, rook to d1 9.Bxc4 a6 10.Rd1
He plays b5, bishop to e2 10...b5 11.Be2
Queen c7, pawn to e4 11...Qc7 12.e4
He plays e5, pawn to g3 12...e5 13.g3
Leave h2 unguarded and the swing is gone
Chorus
Pawn to d4, pawn to c4 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6
Knight to c3, knight to f3 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 Nf6
Pawn to e3, queen to c2 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2
My queen watches e4, that's the key
Bridge
My pawns on d4 and e4 take the space
He breaks with c5 or he breaks with e5
Queens stay on and the night runs late
My rook on d1 behind my d-pawn waits
Chorus
Pawn to d4, pawn to c4 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6
Knight to c3, knight to f3 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 Nf6
Pawn to e3, queen to c2 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2
My queen watches e4, that's the key
Outro
Pawn to e3, queen to c2 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2
The queen on c2 sees it through
The whole tune rests on one idea: the queen on c2 keeps e4 in hand, so after he trades on c4 and plays b5 and Qc7, White gets e4 in with the centre pawns d4 and e4 and meets his e5 with g3 — a line where the queens stay on and the game is usually still being fought long after the opening.