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Get A Real Job

from Past Imperfect by John Allee

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Is it the anthem for the Great Resignation? The final straw in a strained relationship? “Get a Real Job” is the first single from my forthcoming album (due out in May). It’s a fun jump blues that will have you up on your feet and heading for the classifieds.

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Get A Real Job
words and music by John Allee

I got a woman who tells me all the time …

To get a real job, get a real job, get a real job
Get a real job, get a real job, get a real job
Get a real job, get a real job, get a real job
(repeat)

She says you come home all broken and spent
But you got no do-re-mi to make the rent
She says I got bills and hell to pay
It’s been a blast, but your money won’t last me another day

Get a real job, get a real job, get a real job
Get a real job, get a real job, get a real job
Get a real job, get a real job, get a real job
(repeat)

She says you got a slow ambition and a lazy gait
And it’s about time you pulled your own damn weight
Beans don’t grow from an apple seed
I got moths in my Mother Hubbard cupboards and mouths to feed

Get a real job, get a real job, get a real job
Get a real job, get a real job, get a real job
Get a real job, get a real job, get a real job
(repeat)

See my baby she says, she says she likes me working
So I’m working, and I’m working beaucoup
She wonders why there ain’t more money
I wonder what else I got to do

And she wants me to …

Get a real job, get a real job, get a real job
Get a real job, get a real job, get a real job
Get a real job, get a real job, get a real job
(repeat)

She says you’re a hard hittin’ Joe in a no hitter game
You say it’s a slump but Chump, it’s always the same
She says I need a man who’s worth what he makes
Got his eye on the ball and that ain’t all, got a hand in the stakes

Get a real job, get a real job, get a real job
Get a real job, get a real job, get a real job
Get a real job, get a real job, get a real job
(repeat)

© 2023 Portuguese Knees Music/ASCAP

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from Past Imperfect, track released February 10, 2023
John Allee, composer and vocals, featuring Adam Bravo on piano, Mike Schnoebelen on bass, John Harvey on drums, Javier Vergara on tenor saxophone, Jeff Kaye on trumpet, and harmony vocals by Jane Lui.

Engineered by Paul Tavenner and Jeff Peters
Mixed by Jeff Peters
Recorded at Big City and Studio F - Los Angeles
Mastered by Nate Wood at Kerseboom Mastering

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John Allee Los Angeles, California

John Allee is an American actor, singer and songwriter. He is a recipient of the ASCAP/Sammy Cahn Award for excellence in lyric writing and his music has been featured in regional theatre, and on TV. His latest album is 'Bardfly' (“Fantastic!”- Jazz Weekly, “Otherworldly, super-literate and supremely swinging” – Broadway World, “A standout” - All About Jazz) ... more

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