[Verse 1]
The war was over
And the spirit was broken
The hills were smokin'
And the men withdrew
And 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
You try to raise a family
You 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 2]
And then some returned
To the motherland
The high command
Had been 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
And they wrote in 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 3]
Fifteen under zero
And the day became a threat
My clothes were wet
And I was drenched to the bone
I've been out ice fishin'
Too much repetition
Make a man want to leave
The only home he's known
We sailed out of the Gulf
And we headed for St. Pierre
Nothing to declare
All we had was gone
Broke down along the coast
But what hurt the most
Was when the people there said
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 4]
Everlastin' summer
Filled with ill contempt
This government
Got us walkin' in chains
This isn't my turf
This ain't the season
Can't think of one good reason
To remain
And we worked in the sugar fields
Up from New Orleans
It was evergreen
Up until the floods
You might call it an omen
Point you where you're goin'
But I 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
What a way to ride
Oh what a way to go