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