F5 C5 The war was over and the spirit was broken D5 Eb5 G5 The hills were smokin' as the men withdrew F5 We stood on the cliffs C5 A5 Oh, and watched the ships Bb5 G5 Slowly sinking to their rendezvous F5 C5 They signed a treaty and our homes were taken D5 Eb5 Loved ones forsaken G5 They didn't give a damn F5 Try'n' to raise a family C5 A5 End up the enemy Bb5 G5 Over what went down on the plains of Abraham F5 Bb5 Acadian driftwood G5 C5 Gypsy tail wind Bb5 F5 Bb5 G5 They call my home the land of snow F5 Bb5 G5 C5 Canadian cold front movin' in Bb5 F5 What a way to ride Bb5 D5 G5 C5 F5 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 a letter life 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 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 Acadian driftwood Gypsy tail wind They call my home the land of snow Canadian cold front movin' in What a way to ride Ah, what a way to go F5 C5 C5 Bb5 G5 Sais tu, A-ca-di-e j'ai le mal du pays [You know, Acadia, I long for the country (I am homesick)] F5 C5 C5 Bb5 G5 Ta neige, Acadie, fait des larmes au soleil [Your snow, Acadia, makes tears in the sun (or for the sun)] F5 C5 C5 Bb5 G5 J'arrive Acadie, teedle um , teedle um , teedle ooh [I am arriving Acadia (or I am coming Acadia)]