Met the girl I love In a town 'way down in Dixie 'Neath the stars above She was the sweetest girl I ever did see So I took her in my arms, And I told her of her many charms, I kissed her while the fiddles played, The Bonaparte's Re-treat. All the (world was bright As I held her on that night And I heard her say "Please don't ever go away", So I held her in my arms, And Told her of her many charms, I Kissed her while the fiddles played, The Bonaparte's Re-treat.