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[Verse 1]
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Met the girl I-I love in a town way down in Dixie

Beneath the stars up above

She was the sweetest girl I ever did see

[Chorus 1]
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So I held her in my arms and told her of her many charms, I
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Kissed her while the guitars played
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The Bonaparte's Retreat

[Instrumental] (Guitar)
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[Verse 2]
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All the world wa-as bright as I held her on that night

And I heard her-er say
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Please don't you go away

[Chorus 2]
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So I held her in my arms and told her of her many charms, I
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Kissed her while the bagpipe played
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The Bonaparte's Retreat

[Instrumental] (Bagpipe)
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[Verse 3]
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Well I met the girl I-I love in a town way down in Dixie

Beneath the stars up above

She was the sweetest girl I ever did see

[Chorus 3]
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So I held her in my arms and told her of her many charms, I
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Kissed her while the fiddles played
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The Bonaparte's Retreat

[Instrumental] (Fiddle)
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[Verse 4]
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All the world wa-as bright as I held her on that night

And I heard her-er say
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Please don't you go away

[Chorus 4]
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So I held her in my arms and told her of her many charms, I
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Kissed her while everybody played
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The Bonaparte's Retreat

[Instrumental] (Everybody)
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[Outro]
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Yes I held her in my arms and told her of her many charms, I
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Kissed her while everybody's playin'
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The Bonaparte's Retreat
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Yes I held her in my arms, I told her of her many charms, and I
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Kissed her while everybody's played
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The Bonaparte's Retreat    (Fade)