Lyrics:

Met the girl I love in a town way down in Dixie
Beneath 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, I
Kissed her while the guitars played The Bonaparte's Retreat (Guitar)

All the world was bright as I held her on that night
And I heard her say, 'Please, don't you go away'
So I held her in my arms and told her of her many charms, I
Kissed her while the bagpipe played The Bonaparte's Retreat (Bagpipe)

Well, I met the girl I love in a town way down in Dixie
Beneath 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, I
Kissed her while the fiddles played The Bonaparte's Retreat (Fiddle)

All the world was bright as I held her on that night
And I heard her say, 'Please, don't you go away'
So I held her in my arms and told her of her many charms, I
Kissed her while everybody played The Bonaparte's Retreat (Everybody)

Yes, I held her in my arms and told her of her many charms, I
Kissed her while everybody's playin' The Bonaparte's Retreat
Yes I held her in my arms, I told her of her many charms, and I
Kissed her while everybody's playin'