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Song Lyrics.

Choose a title from below to view the lyrics. Songs are in alphabetical order by album, chronologically. Album titles are listed below the song titles.

Piano with lyrics sheet

A Simple Transpicuous Philippic; or, You're Not Nice

Unless it Isn't

Half on the Side of the Leaver

Unless it Isn't

On the Kern County Line

Unless it Isn't

All She Would Say
Was I'm Cold

Expect Delays

Lucky Day Girl

Expect Delays

The Right Parts Combine

Expect Delays

Come Away Death

Bardfly

The Hungry Lion

Bardfly

Samingo

Bardfly

The Wind and the Rain

Bardfly

Feather in Your Panama

Past Imperfect

Past Imperfect

Past Imperfect

The Outsider

Past Imperfect

Until the Money's Gone

Single

Another New York Knockout

Unless it Isn't

Hidden in the Crosshairs

Unless it Isn't

Texas to Tuesday

Unless it Isn't

For People Who Are Lucky Enough

Expect Delays

On Melrose

Expect Delays

When Love Comes Down

Expect Delays

Full Fathom Five

Bardfly

Mistress Mine

Bardfly

Sigh No More

Bardfly

A Typical Paris Affair

Past Imperfect

Get a Real Job

Past Imperfect

Let's All Up and Go There

Past Imperfect

This Old Hat

Past Imperfect

Where's the Door?

Past Imperfect

Everything Will Be All Right

Unless it Isn't

I Love You Like This

Unless it Isn't

That's the Thing of It

Unless it Isn't

I Fail

Expect Delays

Quiet Company

Expect Delays

Why Couldn't We Just

Forget About Life for a While

Expect Delays

Green Willow

Bardfly

Never Come Again

Bardfly

Tomorrow is St. Valentine's Day

Bardfly

Constant Storm of Jupiter

Past Imperfect

Hard Sell

Past Imperfect

Like

Past Imperfect

Those Letters

Past Imperfect

Fire is Yellow

Unless it Isn't

I'm the Apostrophe

Unless it Isn't

Torn

Unless it Isn't

Instant Replay

Expect Delays

Sugar Pop

Expect Delays

Bardfly Blues

Bardfly

Heigh Ho the Holly

Bardfly

Philomel/Hold thy Peace

Bardfly

Until the Break of Day

Bardfly

Creatures of the Tried

Past Imperfect

Let's Hear It

Past Imperfect

Some Other Way

Past Imperfect

Truth Be Told

Past Imperfect

Albums by John Allee

Past Imperfect album Cover Art - boy hanging onto steel girder
Bardfly -album Cover Art - featuring illustration of martini glass with Elizabethan ruff garnish
Expect Delays - album Cover Art - John in profile with dramatic lighting
Unless it Isn't - album Cover Art - John standing in front of bright blue door
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