Do You Like My Sword, My Diamond Sword / "I Can Swing My Sword"
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About
Do You Like My Sword, My Diamond Sword refers to the Minecraft fan song "I Can Swing My Sword" by Tobuscus, which begins with the lyrics, "Do you like my sword, sword, sword, my diamond sword, sword." The song and music video were uploaded to YouTube in April 2012 and became the subject of covers and memes throughout the 2010s. Throughout 2023 and 2024, the song saw a resurgence in virality on TikTok as it became the subject of memes.
Origin
On April 12th, 2012, YouTuber[1] Tobuscus posted a music video for an original Minecraft fan song titled "I CAN SWING MY SWORD!," garnering over 94 million views in 12 years (shown below).
Do you like my sword, sword?
Sword, my diamond sword, sword
You can not afford, 'ford
Ford, my diamond sword, sword
Even if you could, could
I have a patent!
No one else can make a sword
Exactly in this manner, manner
Welcome to my manor, manor
I ca ca ca canna canna
Swing, swing, swing my sword, sword
Whenever I get bored, bored
I can swing my sword, sword
I can swing my sword, sword!
Spread
The video inspired numerous covers and memes throughout the 2010s. For example, on April 16th, 2012, YouTuber[2] TheMatBK posted a video in which the song is played using Minecraft note blocks, garnering over 2.6 million views in 12 years. On August 13th, YouTuber[3] Ash Duckworth posted a cover of the song that gained over 3.5 million views in a similar timeframe (shown below).
2024 Resurgence
On July 19th, 2024, TikToker[4] @entertaingithinklol reposted the video with the caption, "Best song ever?" garnering over 200,000 views in a month. The song and music video became the subject of memes that August. Some of the most viral memes use a format similar to red circle perpetrators and name soundalike memes in which the character from the music video appears in a red circle pointing at another character as the song plays.
For example, on August 13th, 2024, TikToker[5] @rare_.1303 posted a meme placing the song over a portion of a Max Gilardi video, garnering over 295,000 views in a week (shown below).
On August 16th, TikToker[6] @ohonb2 posted a video following the same format using a scene from Regular Show, garnering over 350,000 views in five days (shown below).
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