diff --git a/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/Parser.lhs b/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/Parser.lhs
index e99090a..cfc7e76 100644
--- a/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/Parser.lhs
+++ b/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/Parser.lhs
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-TODO:
-P -> P.Parser
-swap order in select items
-
 > {-# LANGUAGE TupleSections #-}
 > -- | This is the module with the parser functions.
 > module Language.SQL.SimpleSQL.Parser
@@ -573,11 +569,11 @@ expose the b expression for window frame clause range between
 
 == select lists
 
-> selectItem :: Parser (Maybe Name, ValueExpr)
-> selectItem = flip (,) <$> valueExpr <*> optionMaybe (try als)
+> selectItem :: Parser (ValueExpr,Maybe Name)
+> selectItem = (,) <$> valueExpr <*> optionMaybe (try als)
 >   where als = optional (try (keyword_ "as")) *> name
 
-> selectList :: Parser [(Maybe Name,ValueExpr)]
+> selectList :: Parser [(ValueExpr,Maybe Name)]
 > selectList = commaSep1 selectItem
 
 == from
diff --git a/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/Pretty.lhs b/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/Pretty.lhs
index cb4409e..4c8542c 100644
--- a/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/Pretty.lhs
+++ b/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/Pretty.lhs
@@ -213,10 +213,10 @@
 >     text "as" <+> name nm
 >     <+> maybe empty (parens . commaSep . map name) cols
 
-> selectList :: [(Maybe Name, ValueExpr)] -> Doc
+> selectList :: [(ValueExpr,Maybe Name)] -> Doc
 > selectList is = commaSep $ map si is
 >   where
->     si (al,e) = valueExpr e <+> maybe empty als al
+>     si (e,al) = valueExpr e <+> maybe empty als al
 >     als al = text "as" <+> name al
 
 > from :: [TableRef] -> Doc
diff --git a/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/Syntax.lhs b/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/Syntax.lhs
index 3e3d0e2..0015c71 100644
--- a/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/Syntax.lhs
+++ b/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/Syntax.lhs
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@
 > data QueryExpr
 >     = Select
 >       {qeSetQuantifier :: SetQuantifier
->       ,qeSelectList :: [(Maybe Name,ValueExpr)]
->        -- ^ the column aliases and the expressions
+>       ,qeSelectList :: [(ValueExpr,Maybe Name)]
+>        -- ^ the expressions and the column aliases
 
 TODO: consider breaking this up. The SQL grammar has
 queryexpr = select <select list> [<table expression>]
diff --git a/tools/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/FullQueries.lhs b/tools/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/FullQueries.lhs
index 5da99db..59473fd 100644
--- a/tools/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/FullQueries.lhs
+++ b/tools/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/FullQueries.lhs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Some tests for parsing full queries.
 > fullQueriesTests = Group "queries" $ map (uncurry TestQueryExpr)
 >     [("select count(*) from t"
 >      ,makeSelect
->       {qeSelectList = [(Nothing, App "count" [Star])]
+>       {qeSelectList = [(App "count" [Star], Nothing)]
 >       ,qeFrom = [TRSimple "t"]
 >       }
 >      )
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ Some tests for parsing full queries.
 >       \  having count(1) > 5\n\
 >       \  order by s"
 >      ,makeSelect
->       {qeSelectList = [(Nothing, Iden "a")
->                       ,(Just "s"
->                        ,App "sum" [BinOp (Iden "c")
->                                          "+" (Iden "d")])]
+>       {qeSelectList = [(Iden "a", Nothing)
+>                       ,(App "sum" [BinOp (Iden "c")
+>                                          "+" (Iden "d")]
+>                        ,Just "s")]
 >       ,qeFrom = [TRSimple "t", TRSimple "u"]
 >       ,qeWhere = Just $ BinOp (Iden "a") ">" (NumLit "5")
 >       ,qeGroupBy = [SimpleGroup $ Iden "a"]
diff --git a/tools/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/GroupBy.lhs b/tools/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/GroupBy.lhs
index 2fd43a4..9f76878 100644
--- a/tools/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/GroupBy.lhs
+++ b/tools/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/GroupBy.lhs
@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@ Here are the tests for the group by component of query exprs
 > simpleGroupBy :: TestItem
 > simpleGroupBy = Group "simpleGroupBy" $ map (uncurry TestQueryExpr)
 >     [("select a,sum(b) from t group by a"
->      ,makeSelect {qeSelectList = [(Nothing, Iden "a")
->                                  ,(Nothing, App "sum" [Iden "b"])]
+>      ,makeSelect {qeSelectList = [(Iden "a",Nothing)
+>                                  ,(App "sum" [Iden "b"],Nothing)]
 >                  ,qeFrom = [TRSimple "t"]
 >                  ,qeGroupBy = [SimpleGroup $ Iden "a"]
 >                  })
 
 >     ,("select a,b,sum(c) from t group by a,b"
->      ,makeSelect {qeSelectList = [(Nothing, Iden "a")
->                                  ,(Nothing, Iden "b")
->                                  ,(Nothing, App "sum" [Iden "c"])]
+>      ,makeSelect {qeSelectList = [(Iden "a",Nothing)
+>                                  ,(Iden "b",Nothing)
+>                                  ,(App "sum" [Iden "c"],Nothing)]
 >                  ,qeFrom = [TRSimple "t"]
 >                  ,qeGroupBy = [SimpleGroup $ Iden "a"
 >                               ,SimpleGroup $ Iden "b"]
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ sure which sql version they were introduced, 1999 or 2003 I think).
 >      ,ms [Rollup [SimpleGroup $ Iden "a", SimpleGroup $ Iden "b"]])
 >     ]
 >   where
->     ms g = makeSelect {qeSelectList = [(Nothing,Star)]
+>     ms g = makeSelect {qeSelectList = [(Star,Nothing)]
 >                       ,qeFrom = [TRSimple "t"]
 >                       ,qeGroupBy = g}
 
diff --git a/tools/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/QueryExprComponents.lhs b/tools/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/QueryExprComponents.lhs
index 1714eb7..dd4333b 100644
--- a/tools/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/QueryExprComponents.lhs
+++ b/tools/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/QueryExprComponents.lhs
@@ -37,45 +37,46 @@ These are a few misc tests which don't fit anywhere else.
 >  where
 >    ms d = makeSelect
 >           {qeSetQuantifier = d
->           ,qeSelectList = [(Nothing,Iden "a")]
+>           ,qeSelectList = [(Iden "a",Nothing)]
 >           ,qeFrom = [TRSimple "t"]}
 
 > selectLists :: TestItem
 > selectLists = Group "selectLists" $ map (uncurry TestQueryExpr)
 >     [("select 1",
->       makeSelect {qeSelectList = [(Nothing,NumLit "1")]})
+>       makeSelect {qeSelectList = [(NumLit "1",Nothing)]})
 
 >     ,("select a"
->      ,makeSelect {qeSelectList = [(Nothing,Iden "a")]})
+>      ,makeSelect {qeSelectList = [(Iden "a",Nothing)]})
 
 >     ,("select a,b"
->      ,makeSelect {qeSelectList = [(Nothing,Iden "a")
->                                  ,(Nothing,Iden "b")]})
+>      ,makeSelect {qeSelectList = [(Iden "a",Nothing)
+>                                  ,(Iden "b",Nothing)]})
 
 >     ,("select 1+2,3+4"
 >      ,makeSelect {qeSelectList =
->                      [(Nothing,BinOp (NumLit "1") "+" (NumLit "2"))
->                      ,(Nothing,BinOp (NumLit "3") "+" (NumLit "4"))]})
+>                      [(BinOp (NumLit "1") "+" (NumLit "2"),Nothing)
+>                      ,(BinOp (NumLit "3") "+" (NumLit "4"),Nothing)]})
 
 >     ,("select a as a, /*comment*/ b as b"
->      ,makeSelect {qeSelectList = [(Just "a", Iden "a")
->                                  ,(Just "b", Iden "b")]})
+>      ,makeSelect {qeSelectList = [(Iden "a", Just "a")
+>                                  ,(Iden "b", Just "b")]})
 
 >     ,("select a a, b b"
->      ,makeSelect {qeSelectList = [(Just "a", Iden "a")
->                                  ,(Just "b", Iden "b")]})
+>      ,makeSelect {qeSelectList = [(Iden "a", Just "a")
+>                                  ,(Iden "b", Just "b")]})
 
 >     ,("select a + b * c"
 >      ,makeSelect {qeSelectList =
->       [(Nothing,BinOp (Iden (Name "a")) (Name "+")
->        (BinOp (Iden (Name "b")) (Name "*") (Iden (Name "c"))))]})
+>       [(BinOp (Iden (Name "a")) (Name "+")
+>         (BinOp (Iden (Name "b")) (Name "*") (Iden (Name "c")))
+>        ,Nothing)]})
 
 >     ]
 
 > whereClause :: TestItem
 > whereClause = Group "whereClause" $ map (uncurry TestQueryExpr)
 >     [("select a from t where a = 5"
->      ,makeSelect {qeSelectList = [(Nothing,Iden "a")]
+>      ,makeSelect {qeSelectList = [(Iden "a",Nothing)]
 >                  ,qeFrom = [TRSimple "t"]
 >                  ,qeWhere = Just $ BinOp (Iden "a") "=" (NumLit "5")})
 >     ]
@@ -83,8 +84,8 @@ These are a few misc tests which don't fit anywhere else.
 > having :: TestItem
 > having = Group "having" $ map (uncurry TestQueryExpr)
 >     [("select a,sum(b) from t group by a having sum(b) > 5"
->      ,makeSelect {qeSelectList = [(Nothing, Iden "a")
->                                  ,(Nothing, App "sum" [Iden "b"])]
+>      ,makeSelect {qeSelectList = [(Iden "a",Nothing)
+>                                  ,(App "sum" [Iden "b"],Nothing)]
 >                  ,qeFrom = [TRSimple "t"]
 >                  ,qeGroupBy = [SimpleGroup $ Iden "a"]
 >                  ,qeHaving = Just $ BinOp (App "sum" [Iden "b"])
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ These are a few misc tests which don't fit anywhere else.
 
 >     ]
 >   where
->     ms o = makeSelect {qeSelectList = [(Nothing,Iden "a")]
+>     ms o = makeSelect {qeSelectList = [(Iden "a",Nothing)]
 >                       ,qeFrom = [TRSimple "t"]
 >                       ,qeOrderBy = o}
 
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ These are a few misc tests which don't fit anywhere else.
 >     ]
 >   where
 >     ms o l = makeSelect
->              {qeSelectList = [(Nothing,Iden "a")]
+>              {qeSelectList = [(Iden "a",Nothing)]
 >              ,qeFrom = [TRSimple "t"]
 >              ,qeOffset = o
 >              ,qeFetchFirst = l}
@@ -164,10 +165,10 @@ These are a few misc tests which don't fit anywhere else.
 >     ]
 >   where
 >     ms1 = makeSelect
->           {qeSelectList = [(Nothing,Iden "a")]
+>           {qeSelectList = [(Iden "a",Nothing)]
 >           ,qeFrom = [TRSimple "t"]}
 >     ms2 = makeSelect
->           {qeSelectList = [(Nothing,Iden "b")]
+>           {qeSelectList = [(Iden "b",Nothing)]
 >           ,qeFrom = [TRSimple "u"]}
 
 
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ These are a few misc tests which don't fit anywhere else.
 >     ]
 >  where
 >    ms c t = makeSelect
->             {qeSelectList = [(Nothing,Iden c)]
+>             {qeSelectList = [(Iden c,Nothing)]
 >             ,qeFrom = [TRSimple t]}
 >    ms1 = ms "a" "t"
 >    ms2 = ms "a" "u"
diff --git a/tools/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/QueryExprs.lhs b/tools/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/QueryExprs.lhs
index 48eb78f..5eea1d6 100644
--- a/tools/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/QueryExprs.lhs
+++ b/tools/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/QueryExprs.lhs
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ query expressions from one string.
 >     ,(" select 1;select 1; ",[ms,ms])
 >     ]
 >   where
->     ms = makeSelect {qeSelectList = [(Nothing,NumLit "1")]}
+>     ms = makeSelect {qeSelectList = [(NumLit "1",Nothing)]}
diff --git a/tools/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/TableRefs.lhs b/tools/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/TableRefs.lhs
index 00c86ef..d2357d6 100644
--- a/tools/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/TableRefs.lhs
+++ b/tools/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/TableRefs.lhs
@@ -100,5 +100,5 @@ these lateral queries make no sense but the syntax is valid
 >            JCross (TRSimple "v") Nothing])
 >     ]
 >   where
->     ms f = makeSelect {qeSelectList = [(Nothing,Iden "a")]
+>     ms f = makeSelect {qeSelectList = [(Iden "a",Nothing)]
 >                       ,qeFrom = f}
diff --git a/tools/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/ValueExprs.lhs b/tools/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/ValueExprs.lhs
index 179438d..0c4aeba 100644
--- a/tools/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/ValueExprs.lhs
+++ b/tools/Language/SQL/SimpleSQL/ValueExprs.lhs
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ Tests for parsing value expressions
 >     ]
 >   where
 >     ms = makeSelect
->          {qeSelectList = [(Nothing,Iden "a")]
+>          {qeSelectList = [(Iden "a",Nothing)]
 >          ,qeFrom = [TRSimple "t"]
 >          }