Take on d5, Swing That Bishop

Verse 1

Pawn to c4, he goes c5 1.c4 c5

Knight to f3, knight to c3 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3

He plays d5, I take on d5 3...d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5

My half-open c-file, that's my key

He wants my knight, I want d4

Chorus

Pawn to c4, knight to f3 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6

Knight to c3, I take on d5 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5

Pawn to e3, bishop to c4 5.e3 e6 6.Bc4 Be7

My bishop eyes d5, I want d4

Verse 2

Castles short, queen to e2 7.0-0 0-0 8.Qe2 Nc6

Rook to d1, pawn to d4 9.Rd1 b6 10.d4

He takes d4, I take it back 10...cxd4 11.exd4

My lone d-pawn, my pieces fly

Half-open e-file, his e6 sighs

Don't trade it down, the draw comes fast

Chorus

Pawn to c4, knight to f3 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6

Knight to c3, I take on d5 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5

Pawn to e3, bishop to c4 5.e3 e6 6.Bc4 Be7

My bishop eyes d5, I want d4

The hook to keep is the last chorus line: the bishop on c4 stares at d5, and the whole setup exists to break with d4 and play with pieces around the lone d-pawn rather than drift into the early queenless endings this line so often becomes.