FRENCHMEN STREET BLUES
As sung by Jon Cleary on "Treme: Music from the HBO Original Series, Season 2" (2012)

Sprinkle my ashes on Frenchmen Street.
Don't be upset at the news.
Just cut me a-loose with a soulful song.
Don't play no Frenchmen Street blues.

Hitch me a ride on a river breeze
To Elysian Fields so green,
And I'll join the spirits standin' by to smile
On the back streets of old New Orleans.

I did my time in the masquerade,
And I ran the rough with the smooth,
Now I'm gonna paint me a canvas of peace of mind,
And let go of my Frenchmen Street blues.

See you one night, one night in your sultry dreams.
You can drink me a toast as you snooze.
Closed out my tab in the happy hour,
Let go my Frenchmen Street blues.

No, don't play,
Don't play, don't play,
No, don't play, don't play,
Don't play no Frenchmen Street blues.