Met the girl that I love in a town way down in Dix-ie Be-neath the stars up a-bove She was the swee-test girl I e-ver did see So I held her in my arms and told her of her man-y charms, I Kissed her while the gui-tars played The Bon-a- parte's Re-treat All the world was bright as I held her on that night And I heard her say Please don't you go a-way So I held her in my arms and told her of her man-y charms, I Kissed her while the bag-pipe played The Bon-a- parte's Re-treat Well I met the girl that I love in a town way down in Dix-ie Be-neath the stars up a-bove She was the swee-test girl I e-ver did see So I held her in my arms and told her of her man-y charms, I Kissed her while the fid-dles played The Bon-a- parte's Re-treat All the world was bright as I held her on that night And I heard her say Please don't you go a-way So I held her in my arms and told her of her man-y charms, I Kissed her whi-le eve-ry-bo-dy played The Bon-a- parte's Re-treat Yes I held her in my arms and told her of her man-y charms, I Kissed her whi-le eve-ry-bo-dy's play-in' The Bon-a- parte's Re-treat Yes I held her in my arms and told her of her man-y charms, I Kissed her whi-le eve-ry-bo-dy's play-in' The Bon-a- parte's Re-treat Yes I held her in my arms and told her of her man-y charms, I Kissed her whi-le eve-ry-bo-dy's play-in' The Bon-a- parte's Re-treat Yes I held her in my arms and told her of her man-y charms, I Kissed her whi-le eve-ry-bo-dy's play-in' The Bon-a- parte's Re-treat