No Queens Tonight, Honey
Exchange Variation · sung from White's side
Verse 1
Pawn to d4, then pawn to c4, 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4
Knight to c3, and pawn to e4, 2...g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
Knight to f3, my bishop to e2, 4...d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2
He plays e5, I trade, he does too, 6...e5 7.dxe5 dxe5
The open d-file calls my name,
No fire tonight, just a slow, slow flame.
Chorus
Queen takes queen, his rook takes back, 8.Qxd8 Rxd8
Bishop to g5, knight to d5, 9.Bg5 Re8 10.Nd5
No queens tonight, the d-file's alive,
The endgame, honey, is where I thrive.
Verse 2
He takes my knight, my pawn takes back, 10...Nxd5 11.cxd5
Bishop to c4, bishop takes d5, 11...c6 12.Bc4 cxd5 13.Bxd5
My bishop pins his pawn on f7,
I castle long, the d-file is heaven, 13...Nc6 14.0-0-0
Knight to d5 with queens on? I'd die.
Chorus
Queen takes queen, his rook takes back, 8.Qxd8 Rxd8
Bishop to g5, knight to d5, 9.Bg5 Re8 10.Nd5
No queens tonight, the d-file's alive,
The endgame, honey, is where I thrive.