My Bishop Walks the Light Road

Verse 1

Pawn to e4, knight to f3 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3

Pawn to d4, knight to c3 2...d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3

Bishop to e3, his knight to g4 5...a6 6.Be3 Ng4

His knight on g4 hits e3

His half-open c-file, mine's the d

Sharp as a blade, but it's often a draw

Chorus

Bishop to g5, he plays h6 7.Bg5 h6

Bishop to h4, then to g3 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7

My bishop on g3 eyes d6

The light squares will be mine, you'll see

Verse 2

Pawn to h3, his knight to e5 10.h3 Ne5

Knight to f5, I trade his bishop away 11.Nf5 Bxf5 12.exf5

Now the light squares are mine to play

My f-pawn on f5 leans on e6

Knight to d5, then I break on e6 12...Nbc6 13.Nd5 e6 14.fxe6 fxe6

Don't trade my light bishop, that's the fix

Chorus

Bishop to g5, he plays h6 7.Bg5 h6

Bishop to h4, then to g3 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7

My bishop on g3 eyes d6

The light squares will be mine, you'll see

The song follows the line White scores best with: the bishop dances g5, h4, g3 while Black's kingside pawns go to h6 and g5, then the knight goes to f5 to swap itself for Black's light-squared bishop and the other knight lands on d5 — a trade that leaves the light squares to White, which is the one idea to carry out of this opening.