Pin Him Down On d4
Classical 7.O-O exd4 8.Nxd4 · sung from White's side
Verse 1
Pawn to d4, pawn to c4 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4
Knight to c3, pawn to e4 2...g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
Knight to f3, bishop to e2 4...d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2
He goes for e5, my d-file comes through
Chorus
Castles short, he takes on d4 6...e5 7.O-O exd4
Knight takes d4, pawn to f3 8.Nxd4 Re8 9.f3
His d-pawn is what I'm fighting for
My knight on d4, that's the key
Verse 2
King to h1, pawn takes d5 9...c6 10.Kh1 d5 11.cxd5 cxd5
Bishop to g5, bishop to b5 12.Bg5 Nc6 13.Bb5
Two pins at once, on f6 and c6
My knight blocks d4, his d-pawn is stuck
Trade on f6 too soon and the pressure's gone
Knight takes c6, bishop takes c6, and I roll on 13...h6 14.Nxc6 bxc6 15.Bxc6
Chorus
Castles short, he takes on d4 6...e5 7.O-O exd4
Knight takes d4, pawn to f3 8.Nxd4 Re8 9.f3
His d-pawn is what I'm fighting for
My knight on d4, that's the key
Bridge
Open centre, and the queens stay on
His e-file, my d-file, where it's won
His d-pawn breaks out, then stands alone
Six points in ten, I'm bringing them home
Chorus
Castles short, he takes on d4 6...e5 7.O-O exd4
Knight takes d4, pawn to f3 8.Nxd4 Re8 9.f3
His d-pawn is what I'm fighting for
My knight on d4, that's the key
Outro
Knight takes d4, I make it mine 8.Nxd4
Pin him down, his d-pawn's on the line