"Acadian Driftwood" (J.r. Robertson)
From "Northern Lights - Southern Cross" (1975)
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Intro
Verse
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.
Verse
They Signed A Treaty And Our Homes Were Taken,
Loved Ones Forsaken, They Didn't Give A Damn.
Tryin' To Raise A Family, End Up The Enemy,
Over What Went Down On The Plains Of Abraham.
Chorus
Acadian Driftwood, Gypsy Tailwind,
They Call My Home The Land Of Snow.
Canadian Cold Front, Movin' In,
What A Way To Ride, Oh What A Way To Go.
Verse
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.
Verse
We Had Kin Livin' South Of The Border,
They're A Little Older And They've Been Around.
They Wrote A Letter "Life Is A Whole Lot Better
So Pull Up Your Stakes, Children And Come On Down".
Chorus
Acadian Driftwood, Gypsy Tailwind,
They Call My Home The Land Of Snow.
Canadian Cold Front, Movin' In,
What A Way To Ride, Oh What A Way To Go
Verse
Fifteen Under Zero When The Day Became A Threat,
My Clothes Were Wet And I Was Drenched To The Bone.
Been Out Ice Fishing, Mhmm, Too Much Repetition,
Make A Man Wanna Leave The Only Home He's Known.
Verse
Sailing Out Of The Gulf Headin' For Saint Pierre,
Nothin' To Declare, All We Had Was Gone.
Broke Down Along The Coast, Oh, But What Hurt The Most
When The People There Said "You'd Better Keep Movin' On"
Chorus
Acadian Driftwood, Gypsy Tailwind,
They Call My Home The Land Of Snow.
Canadian Cold Front, Movin' In,
What A Way To Ride, Oh What A Way To Go.
Verse
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.
Verse
We Worked In The Sugar Fields Up From New Orleans,
It Was Ever Green Up Until The Floods.
You Could Call It An Omen, Points Ya Where You're Goin',
Set My Compass North, I Got Winter In My Blood.
Chorus
Acadian Driftwood, Gypsy Tailwind,
They Call My Home The Land Of Snow.
Canadian Cold Front, Movin' In,
What A Way To Ride, Oh What A Way To Go.
Outro
(En Francais To Fade)
Sais Tu, A-Ca-Di-E J'ai Le Mal Du Pays,
Ta Neige, Acadi-E, Fait Des Larmes Au Solei.
J'arrive Acadi-E, Teedle Um, Teedle Um, Teedle Ooh...
