Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Pizzarelli Trio
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Irving Mills
Songwriter
Nat "King" Cole
Songwriter
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
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 that monkey off his back
The monkey looked at him and said, "Now, listen, Jack"
[Verse 2]
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 of jivin'?
Straighten up and fly right, cool down, papa, don't you blow your top
[Verse 3]
You see, the buzzard tells the monkey, "You were chokin' me
Release your hold and I will set you free"
The monkey looks the buzzard right dead in the eye
Says, "Your story's so touching, but it sound just like a lie"
[Verse 4]
Straighten up and fly right, straighten up and stay right
Straighten up and fly right, cool down, papa, don't you blow your top
[Verse 5]
You see, the buzzard tells the monkey, "You were chokin' me
Release your hold and I will set you free"
The monkey looks the buzzard right dead in the eye
And says
[Verse 6]
Straighten up and fly right, straighten up and stay right
You better
Straighten up and fly right, cool down, papa, don't you blow
Don't you blow
Fly right
Written by: Irving Mills, Nat "King" Cole
