My Pawn on e5 Blues
9.Nc3 Ke8 · sung from White's side
Verse 1
Pawn to e4, knight to f3, 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3
Bishop to b5, I castle short, 2...Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O
His knight on f6 eyes my e4,
I let it go, I want much more.
Chorus
Pawn to d4, take on c6, 4...Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6
Take on e5, trade queens on d8, 6...dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+
Knight to c3, his king walks home, 8...Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ke8
My pawn on e5 won't leave him alone.
Verse 2
Pawn to h3, bishop to f4, 10.h3 h5 11.Bf4
Rook to d1, that open d-file's my door, 11...Be7 12.Rad1
Knight to g5, pawn to g3, 12...Be6 13.Ng5 Rh6 14.g3
He takes, I take back on g5, 14...Bxg5 15.Bxg5
His bishop on e6 blocks my pawn,
Don't trade it dry, or the win is gone.
Chorus
Pawn to d4, take on c6, 4...Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6
Take on e5, trade queens on d8, 6...dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+
Knight to c3, his king walks home, 8...Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ke8
My pawn on e5 won't leave him alone.
Bridge
Queens off early, a calm slow grind,
His doubled c-pawns lag behind,
His king on e8 can't castle now,
My kingside pawns will show him how.
Chorus
Pawn to d4, take on c6, 4...Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6
Take on e5, trade queens on d8, 6...dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+
Knight to c3, his king walks home, 8...Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ke8
My pawn on e5 won't leave him alone.
Outro
Take on e5, trade queens on d8, 6...dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+
My e5 pawn says squeeze and wait.