quote:

ORIGINAL: Level

I'm a Cajun (or Coonass, as we refer to ourselves down here), derived from Acadian.
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cajun

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
Trying to raise a family, end up the enemy
Over what went down on the plains of Abraham

Chorus
Acadian driftwood
Gypsy tail wind
They call my home the land of snow
Canadian cold front movin' in
What a way to ride
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 you where you're goin'
Set my compass north, I got winter in my blood

[chorus]

Sais tu, Acadie, j'ai le mal du pays
Ta neige, Acadie, fait des larmes au soleil
J'arrive Acadie

quote:

ORIGINAL: Aneirin

Interesting you have discovered a possible link to the Romani, do you think there is Romani in yourself, how are you with others, do you feel different, or are you  much the same.,

I say this, as I have experienced people in the past exclaiming that there was possibly gypsy in me, from my looks, also my desire to not follow the status quo, and do what I want. I have a different way of looking at things, which sometimes causes problems.

quote:

ORIGINAL: subtee

Yeah, except for those of us (okay not us), that were already here! Still with the ignoring...what am I, chopped livah?

Wait...different ancestory maybe