Music World
 
Find Artists:
 
 
 
Russian versionSwitch to Russian 
Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole


Background information
Birth name Nathaniel Adams Coles
Born March 17, 1919
Born place Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Died February 15, 1965
Death place Santa Monica, California, United States
Genre(s) Vocal Jazz
Swing
Traditional pop
Vocal
Years active 1935—1965
Label(s) Decca Music Group
Capitol Records
Associated acts Frank Sinatra
Natalie Cole
Dean Martin



Music World  →  Lyrics  →  N  →  Nat King Cole  →  Lyrics  →  Straighten Up And Fly Right

Nat King Cole Lyrics

"Straighten Up And Fly Right" lyrics


A buzzard took a 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 and
said,
"Now listen, Jack..."

Straighten up and fly right,
Straighten up and stay right
Straighten up and fly right
Cool down, papa, don't you blow
your top.
Ain't no use in divin',
What's the use in jivin'?
Straighten up and fly right
Cool down, papa, don't you blow
your top.

The buzzard told the monkey,
You are chokin' me.
Release your hold and I'll set you
free.
The monkey looked the buzzard right
dead in the eye and said,
Your story's so touching, but it
sounds
just like a lie.

Straighten up and fly right
Straighten up and stay right
Straighten up and fly right
Cool down, papa, don't you blow
your top.

Straighten up and fly right
Straighten up and stay right
Straighten up and fly right
Cool down, papa, don't you blow
your top.

Ain't no use in divin'
Ain't no good in jivin'
Straighten up and fly right
Cool down, papa, don't you blow -
your - top.

Fly right!


blog comments powered by Disqus




© 2011 Music World. All rights reserved.