Those crazy knights, the way they lea-eap around
The rooks have quite the reach, must sa-ay
Same with bishops 'cept diagonally-y
But my movement is limited and quite lame

I'm a pawn, I'm a pa-a-a-a-awn
Can't move a lot cause I'm a pawn
Only one space, don't think that's fair
While rooks are zoomin' everywhe-ere, oh
Why do I have to be a pawn?

I'm a pawn, I'm a pa-a-a-a-awn
I wish that I wasn't a pawn
Progress is slow across the board
So ev'ry game is such a bo-ore, oh
So friggin' useless as a pawn

It never fails to happen ev'ry round
Ev'ry pawn gets killed to death, it's true
Just a meat shield, no point livin'
Don't wanna die, that's a given
The game resets and once again I'm screwed

I'm a pawn, just a pa-a-a-awn
You may start with eight of us pa-a-awns
You gotta move us cause we block
All of the useful pieces o-off, oh
What use could one have for a pawn?

Friggin' pawn, just a pa-a-a-awn
Why keep moving me, I'm a pa-a-awn
Close to the edge of the board, yes
Could be a good thing, just a gue-uess, oh
I know nothing, I'm just a pawn

Useless pawn, just a pa-a-a-awn
Something has changed, I'm not a pa-a-awn!
Swapped me for something useful, what
Now I'm a queen, there's the payo-off, oh
THAT'S why you keep moving the pawns!