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Rosemary Clooney "Straighten Up and Fly Right"
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary Clooney
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Irving Mills
Irving Mills
Songwriter
Nat "King" Cole
Nat "King" Cole
Songwriter

Lyrics

Oh, 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 Doo-roo-roo, straighten up and fly right Doo-roo-roo, straighten up and fly right Doo-roo-roo, straighten up and fly right Cool down, papa, don't you blow your top, oh What's the use in diving? They had no use in diving Straighten up and fly right Cool down, papa, don't you blow your top" 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 of his back The monkey grabbed his neck and said, "Now, listen, Jack Straighten up and fly right Straighten up and fly right Straighten up and fly right Cool down, papa, don't you blow your top Ain't no use in diving What's the use in diving? Straighten up and fly right Cool down, papa, don't you blow your top" The buzzard told the monkey, "You are choking 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, it sounds 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 fly right Straighten up and fly right Cool down, papa, don't you blow your top Ain't no use in diving What's the use in diving? Straighten up and fly right Cool down, papa, don't you blow your top, oh Straighten up and fly right Straighten up and stay right Straighten up and fly right Cool down, papa, don't you blow your top The buzzard told the monkey, "You are choking 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, it sounds 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 Straighten up and fly right Straighten up and stay right Straighten up and fly right Cool down, papa, don't you blow your top
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