Castle Short, Hold the Centre

Verse 1

Pawn to e4, knight to f3 e4 e5 Nf3

Bishop to b5, she pushes a6 Nc6 Bb5 a6

Bishop to a4, she pushes d6 Ba4 d6

My bishop on a4 pins her knight on c6

She builds her chain on d6 and e5

Chorus

I castle short, she plays bishop d7 O-O Bd7

Pawn to c3, then pawn to d4 c3 g6 d4

My pawns on d4 and e4 hold the line

Slow and closed, the centre is mine

Verse 2

Bishop to g7, I play h3 Bg7 h3

Rook to e1, she castles too Nf6 Re1 O-O

Bishop to c2, her knight to h5 Bc2 Nh5

Bishop to e3, I hold on to d4 Be3

Don't take on e5 and set her free

Keep the tension, let her come to me

Chorus

I castle short, she plays bishop d7 O-O Bd7

Pawn to c3, then pawn to d4 c3 g6 d4

My pawns on d4 and e4 hold the line

Slow and closed, the centre is mine