Richard Shindell - Acadian Driftwood lyrics

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

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

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

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