Eb [Verse 1] Eb 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] Bb So I held her in my arms and told her of her many charms, I Eb Kissed her while the guitars played Bb Eb The Bonaparte's Retreat [Instrumental] (Guitar) Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb [Verse 2] Eb All the world wa-as bright as I held her on that night And I heard her-er say Bb Please don't you go away [Chorus 2] Eb Bb So I held her in my arms and told her of her many charms, I Eb Kissed her while the bagpipe played Bb Eb The Bonaparte's Retreat [Instrumental] (Bagpipe) Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb [Verse 3] Eb 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] Bb So I held her in my arms and told her of her many charms, I Eb Kissed her while the fiddles played Bb Eb The Bonaparte's Retreat [Instrumental] (Fiddle) Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb [Verse 4] Eb All the world wa-as bright as I held her on that night And I heard her-er say Bb Please don't you go away [Chorus 4] Eb Bb So I held her in my arms and told her of her many charms, I Eb Kissed her while everybody played Bb Eb The Bonaparte's Retreat [Instrumental] (Everybody) Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb [Outro] Eb Bb Yes I held her in my arms and told her of her many charms, I Eb Kissed her while everybody's playin' Bb Eb The Bonaparte's Retreat Eb Bb Yes I held her in my arms, I told her of her many charms, and I Eb Kissed her while everybody's played Bb Eb The Bonaparte's Retreat (Fade)