you keep trying to make a chessman out of me

you keep trying to make a chessman out of me

you pick me up and you put me back down

on the square where you think I oughta be

 

you keep trying to make a chessman out of me

you keep trying to make a chessman out of me

don’t matter if I’m black or white

you rip my rook and you knock my knight

 

you keep trying to make a chessman out of me

you keep trying to make a chessman out of me

you pick me up and you put me back down

on the square where you think I oughta be

 

you keep trying to make a chessman out of me

you keep trying to make a chessman out of me

don’t matter if I’m queen or king

you decide if I sink or sing

 

you keep trying to make a chessman out of m-a-ay

you keep trying to make a chessman out of m-a-ay

you pick me up and you put me back down

on the square where you think I oughta stay

don’t matter what square I’m on

you bitch my bishop and you punk my pawn

you keep trying to make a chessman out of me

 

 

Copyright Hills Snyder, 2004