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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Natalie Cole
Natalie Cole
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Irving Mills
Irving Mills
Songwriter
Nat "King" Cole
Nat "King" Cole
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
will.i.am
will.i.am
Producer
Padraic Kerin
Padraic Kerin
Recording Engineer
Dylan Dresdow
Dylan Dresdow
Mixing Engineer

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!
Written by: Irving Mills, Nat "King" Cole

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