Met the girl I love, way down, way down in Dixie
Beneath the stars above, she was the sweetest girl I ever did see
When I held you in my arms and told you of the special charms I kissed
You were the fiddle's play, the bonnet part's retreat
All the world was bright when I held you on that night
And I heard you say that you'd never go away
But now, my heart is all askew
I have let my water do all this
And when the fiddle's play, the bonnet part's retreat
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Met the girl I love, way down, way down in Dixie
Beneath the stars above, she was the sweetest girl I ever did see
When I held you in my arms and told you of the special charms I kissed
You were the fiddle's play, the bonnet part's retreat
All the world was bright when I held you on that night
And I heard you say that you'd never go away
But now, my heart is all askew
And I have let my water do all this
And when the fiddle's play, the bonnet part's retreat