Acadian Driftwood

The war was over and the spirit was broken

The hills were smokin' as the men withdrew

We stood on the cliffs

Ooh, and watched the ships

Slowly sinking to their rendezvous

They signed a treaty and our homes were taken

Loved ones forsaken, they didn't give a damn

Try to raise a family

End up the enemy

Over what went down on the Plains of Abraham

Acadian driftwood

Gypsy tailwind

They call my home

The land of snow

Canadian cold front

Movin' in

What a way to ride

Oh, what a way to go

Then, some returned to the motherland

The high command had them cast away

Yeah, some stayed on to finish what they started

They never parted

They're just built that way

We had kin livin'

South of the border

They're a little older and they been around

They wrote in a letter

"Life is a whole lot better

So pull up your stakes, children and come on down"

Acadian driftwood

Gypsy tailwind

They call my home

The land of snow

Canadian cold front

Movin' in

What a way to ride

Oh, what a way to go

Fifteen under zero when the day became a threat

My clothes were wet and I was drenched to the bone

Then out ice fishin', mmm, too much repetition

Make a man wanna leave the only home he's known

Sailed out of the Gulf

Headin' for St. Pierre

Nothin' to declare

All we had was gone

Broke down along the coast, oh

But what hurt the most

When the people there said

"You better keep movin' on"

Acadian driftwood

Gypsy tailwind

They call my home

The land of snow

Canadian cold front

Movin' in

What a way to ride

Oh, what a way to go

Everlasting summer filled with ill contempt

This government

Had us walkin' in chains

This isn't my turn

This ain't my season

Can't think of one good reason to remain, oh

We worked in the sugar fields up from New Orleans

It was ever-green

Up until the flood

You could call it an omen

Point ya where ya goin'

Set my compass North, I got winter in my blood

Acadian driftwood

Gypsy tailwind

They call my home

The land of snow

Canadian cold front

Movin' in

What a way to ride

Oh, what a way to go

Sais tu, Acadie

J'ai le mal du pais

Ta neige, Acadie

Fait des larmes au soleil

J'arrive, Acadie

Teedle um, teedle um, teedle ooh

J'arrive, Acadie

Teedle um, teedle um, teedle ooh

J'arrive, Acadie

Teedle um, teedle um, teedle ooh

J'arrive, Acadie

Teedle um, teedle um, teedle ooh