song lyrics
Acadian Driftwood lyrics
Songwriters: Robertson, Robbie;

The war was over and the spirit was broken
The hills were smokin as the men withdrew
We stood on the cliffs 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 tail wind
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
And 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 ve 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 tail wind
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
Been out ice fishing, too much repetition
Make a man wanna leave the only home he s known

Sailed out of the Gulf headin for Saint Pierre
Nothin to declare, all we had was gone
Broke down along the coast but what hurt the most
When the people there said, "You better keep movin on"

Acadian driftwood, gypsy tail wind
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-content
This government had us walkin in chains
This isn t my turf, this ain t my season
Can t think of one good reason to remain

We ve worked in the sugar fields up from New Orleans
It was ever green up until the floods
You could call it an omen, points you where you re goin
Set my compass north, I got winter in my blood

Acadian driftwood, gypsy tail wind
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 pays
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