Met the girl I-I love in a town way down in DixieBeneath the stars up above She was the sweetest girl I ever did see So I held her in my arms and told her of her many charms, IKissed her while the guitars played The Bonaparte's RetreatGuitar... All the world wa-as bright as I held her on that night And I heard her-er say Please don't you go away So I held her in my arms and told her of her many charms, IKissed her while the bagpipe played The Bonaparte's RetreatBagpipe... Well I met the girl I-I love in a town way down in DixieBeneath the stars up above She was the sweetest girl I ever did see So I held her in my arms and told her of her many charms, IKissed her while the fiddles played The Bonaparte's RetreatFiddle... All the world wa-as bright as I held her on that night And I heard her-er say Please don't you go away So I held her in my arms and told her of her many charms, IKissed her while everybody played The Bonaparte's RetreatEverybody... Yes I held her in my arms and told her of her many charms, IKissed her while everybody's playin' The Bonaparte's RetreatYes I held her in my arms, I told her of her many charms, and IKissed her while everybody's playin' (fade)