Bonaparte's Retreat

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'