My Queen Takes on c3

Verse 1

Pawn to d4, then pawn to c4 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4

Knight to f3, then pawn to g3 2...e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3

Bishop to g2, castles short, I'm free 4...Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O

His bishop on b7 hits f3

My bishop on g2 keeps it cool

The long diagonal, that's our duel

Chorus

Knight to c3, he jumps to e4 6...O-O 7.Nc3 Ne4

Queen to c2, queen takes on c3 8.Qc2 Nxc3 9.Qxc3

The long diagonal, my queen on c3

Slow smoke and space, that's all I need

Verse 2

Rook to d1, then pawn to b3 9...c5 10.Rd1 d6 11.b3

Bishop to b2, queen to c2, easy 11...Bf6 12.Bb2 Qe7 13.Qc2 Nc6

Pawn to e4, then pawn to d5 14.e4 e5 15.d5

His bishop on b7 is buried alive

Don't push the d-pawn till e4 arrives

Slow burn, only one in three decides

Chorus

Knight to c3, he jumps to e4 6...O-O 7.Nc3 Ne4

Queen to c2, queen takes on c3 8.Qc2 Nxc3 9.Qxc3

The long diagonal, my queen on c3

Slow smoke and space, that's all I need

The song follows the line as it is actually played: the queen recapture on c3, the Rd1, b3, Bb2 and Qc2 regrouping, then e4 and d5 to seal the b7 bishop behind the c4–d5–e4 chain, in an opening measured as one of the calmest and most drawish in the catalog, where the queens stay on and patience, not fireworks, is White's whole plan.