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   ...