"...No English on the Trans Canada (safety issue for me)..." LOL !
Here’s another great tarlais who "skipped" his French Immersion Class in Canada. 
"à gauche" (what ???), "à droite" (what ?), "en haut" (what ?)
There is still time to address starting with "Alouette gentille Alouette" (1) that you will take a few years to 'put in the mouth' and then you could take the next step with “À l’école” with Têtes à claques (2) perfection once almost reached you could tackle 'international' with Sting "La Belle Dame sans regret" (3).
(1) (onYouTube)= Alouette, gentille alouette- alain le lait (w/ Engl. Subt.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_hFw_cWg9U
(copy & paste in the Web address)
(2) A l’école têtes a claques (in Québécois w/ Engl.Sub.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c-BRBl5V2I
(3) (onYouTube)= Sting La Belle Dame sans Regret (w/ French lyrics)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QkuyveMuDc