Acadian Driftwood Lyrics - Singles - Richard Shindell

The war was over and the spirit was broken 

The hills were smokin' as the men withdrew 

We stood on the cliffs 

Oh, 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 

Oh, what a way to ride 

Oh, what a way to go 

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Then some returned to the motherland 

The high command had them cast away 

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 a letter, life here 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 

Oh, what a way to ride 

Oh, what a way to go 

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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 

Sailing 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" 

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 

I've worked in the sugar fields up from New Orleans 

It was evergreen 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 

Oh, what a way to ride 

Oh, what a way to go 

Sais tu, Acadia, j'ai le mal du pays 

Ta neige, Acadia, fait des larmes au soleil 

J'arrive, Acadia, j'ai le mal du pays 

Ta neige, Acadia, fait des larmes au soleil