Met a girl I loved
Un 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 told her of her many charms
And kissed her while the organ played
The Bonaparte's Retreat.


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
And kissed her while the organ played
The Bonaparte's Retreat.


So I held her in my arms
And told her of her many charms
And kissed her while the organ played
The Bonaparte's Retreat.

So I held her in my arms
And told her of her many charms
And kissed her while the organ played
The Bonaparte's Retreat...