Acadian driftwood, gypsy tail wind
It was ever green up until the floods
Can't think of one good reason to remain
J'arrive Acadie, teedle um, teedle um, teedle ooh
Loved ones forsaken, they didn't give a damn
Try to raise a family, end up the enemy
Canadian cold front movin' in
When the people there said, "You better keep movin' on"
We stood on the cliffs and watched the ships
Then some returned to the motherland
Sailed out of the Gulf headin' for Saint Pierre
Canadian cold front movin' in
Everlasting summer filled with ill-content
Fifteen under zero when the day became a threat
J'arrive Acadie, teedle um, teedle um, teedle ooh
My clothes were wet and I was drenched to the bone
What a way to ride, oh, what a way to go
This government had us walkin' in chains
Canadian cold front movin' in
They call my home the land of snow
We've worked in the sugar fields up from New Orleans
They call my home the land of snow
Nothin' to declare, all we had was gone
Acadian driftwood, gypsy tail wind
They call my home the land of snow
They wrote in a letter, life is a whole lot better
What a way to ride, oh, what a way to go
They call my home the land of snow
Slowly sinking to their rendezvous
Been out ice fishing, too much repetition
Acadian driftwood, gypsy tail wind
They never parted, they're just built that way
This isn't my turf, this ain't my season
J'arrive Acadie, teedle um, teedle um, teedle ooh
They signed a treaty and our homes were taken
You could call it an omen, points you where you're goin'
Make a man wanna leave the only home he's known
Sais tu, Acadie j'ai le mal du pays
So pull up your stakes, children and come on down
Broke down along the coast but what hurt the most
Acadian driftwood, gypsy tail wind
The high command had them cast away
Over what went down on the plains of Abraham
Ta neige, Acadie, fait des larmes au soleil
We had kin livin' south of the border
They're a little older and they've been around
Set my compass north, I got winter in my blood
Canadian cold front movin' in
What a way to ride, oh, what a way to go
What a way to ride, oh, what a way to go
And some stayed on to finish what they started
