Songs recorded by various artists. All lyrics by Len Spinelli.
Lyric Sheet
The Maestro Of Bourbon Street
2010 Len Spinelli/BMI
Met a gray haired homeless man down in New Orleans
He was pushin a shoppin cart thru a crowd on Bourbon Street
Wore a dirty old winter coat on that warm night in June
A faded New York Yankees cap and bags over his shoes
His carriage held a box of empties, a rolled up sleepin bag,
a case for his trumpet and a full bottle of Old Grand Dad
[chorus]
Hes the Maestro of Bourbon Street
I Heard somebody talk
Word is he once held a seat
Up at Carnegie Hall
Coulda been the next Satchmo
But that bottle there you see
Is why hes only known
As the Maestro of Bourbon Street
On a bench under a streetlamp he opened his trumpet case
And played that horn like an angel perched on those Pearly Gates
His cheeks puffed out when he blew like big dark purple balloons
A warm breeze filled the air with a sudden scent of booze
But soon all his sidewalk fans left him all alone
When the whiskey he kept sippin began to take control
[chorus repeat]
He fell over grabbin at the cash in his open case
I helped him up and asked him why lives this way
He said son I was given a big ol heavy cross
But not the will or the power it takes to lift it off
[chorus repeat]
Bridge
The Maestro Of Bourbon Street
2010 Len Spinelli/BMI
Met a gray haired homeless man down in New Orleans
He was pushin a shoppin cart thru a crowd on Bourbon Street
Wore a dirty old winter coat on that warm night in June
A faded New York Yankees cap and bags over his shoes
His carriage held a box of empties, a rolled up sleepin bag,
a case for his trumpet and a full bottle of Old Grand Dad
[chorus]
Hes the Maestro of Bourbon Street
I Heard somebody talk
Word is he once held a seat
Up at Carnegie Hall
Coulda been the next Satchmo
But that bottle there you see
Is why hes only known
As the Maestro of Bourbon Street
On a bench under a streetlamp he opened his trumpet case
And played that horn like an angel perched on those Pearly Gates
His cheeks puffed out when he blew like big dark purple balloons
A warm breeze filled the air with a sudden scent of booze
But soon all his sidewalk fans left him all alone
When the whiskey he kept sippin began to take control
[chorus repeat]
He fell over grabbin at the cash in his open case
I helped him up and asked him why lives this way
He said son I was given a big ol heavy cross
But not the will or the power it takes to lift it off
[chorus repeat]
Bridge
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