Met a girl I loved 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 told her of her many charms And kissed her while the organ played the Bonaparte's Retreat [ organ ] 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... [ organ ] So I held her in my arms... So I held her in my arms...