From the recording Stuck On You
This classic up tempo, swing song was written by Nat King Cole. This song features Taylor Pierson (piano), Zack Page (bass), Rick Dilling (drums), and James Hammel (vocal and guitar).
Lyrics
Straighten Up and Fly Right
Nat King Cole
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 turned around and said, Listen Jack.
Straighten up and fly right.
Straighten up and stay right.
Straighten up and fly right.
Cool down papa down’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 money you are choking me.
Release yourself and I will set you free.
The monkey looks the buzzard right straight in the eye and said:
“Your stories so touching…sounds just like a lie.
Straighten up and fly right.
Straighten up and stay right.
Straighten up and fly right.
Cool down papa down’t you blow your top.
Solo
Nat King Cole
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 turned around and said, Listen Jack.
Straighten up and fly right.
Straighten up and stay right.
Straighten up and fly right.
Cool down papa down’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 money you are choking me.
Release yourself and I will set you free.
The monkey looks the buzzard right straight in the eye and said:
“Your stories so touching…sounds just like a lie.
Straighten up and fly right.
Straighten up and stay right.
Straighten up and fly right.
Cool down papa down’t you blow your top.
Fly right.
Fly right.
C’mon.