Straighten Up & Fly Right
(words & music by nat king cole & irving mills)
The buzzard took the monkey for a ride in the air
The monkey thought that everything was on the square
The buzzard tried to throw the monkey off his back
The monkey grabbed his neck & said "now listen, jack"
"straighten up & fly right"
"straighten up & fly right"
"straighten up & fly right"
"cool down, papa, don't you blow your top."
"ain't no use in jivin' "
"what's the use in dabbin' "
"straighten up & fly right"
"cool down, papa, don't you blow your top."
The buzzard told the monkey "you're chokin' me"
"release your hold & i'll set you free"
The monkey looked the buzzard right dead in the eye & said
"your story's fetchin' but it sounds like a lie"
"straighten up & fly right
Straighten up & do right
Straighten up & fly right
Cool down, papa, don't you blow your top."
(instrumental interlude)
"straighten up & fly right
Straighten up & do right
Straighten up & fly right
Cool down, papa, don't you blow your top."
