Met the man I love   In a town way down in Dixie   'Neath the stars above   He was the sweetest man you ever did see   When he held me in his arms   And told me of my many charms   He kissed me while the fiddles played   The Bonaparte's Retreat      All the world was bright   When he held me on that night   And I heard him say   "Please don't ever go away"   When he held me in his arms   And told me of my many charms   He kissed me while the fiddles played   The Bonaparte's Retreat      When he held me in his arms   And told me of my many charms   He kissed me while the fiddles played   The Bonaparte's Retreat      All the world was bright   When he held me on that night   And I heard him say   "Please, don't you go away"      He's gone and I'll admit I knew   That I had met my Waterloo   I knew that he would say ado   With Bonaparte's Retreat      Goodbye, little boy   Goodbye, little joy   Goodbye, little boy   So long, little joy