Straighten Up and Fly Right

Nat “King” Cole * Track #1 On The Nat King Cole Story

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Album The Nat King Cole Story

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Nat “King” Cole

1991

Straighten Up and Fly Right by Nat "King" Cole

Performed by

Nat “King” Cole

Produced by

Lee Gillette

Writed by

Irving Mills & Nat “King” Cole

About

Cole said the song was based on a folk tale his father used as a theme for a sermon. In the tale, a buzzard takes different animals on his back for a joy ride in the sky. When he gets hungry, he throws them off, then swoops down in a dive and eats them for dinner. A monkey who observed the buzzard’s...

Straighten Up and Fly Right 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 the monkey off his back
The monkey grabbed his neck and said, "Now listen, Jack..."

[Chorus]
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 diving
What's the use in jiving?
Straighten up and fly right
Cool down, papa
Don't you blow your top

[Verse 2]
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, but it sounds just like a lie."

[Chorus]
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 diving
What's the use in jiving?
Straighten up and fly right
Cool down, papa
Don't you blow your top

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Outro]
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 diving
What's the use in jiving?
Straighten up and fly right
Cool down, papa
Don't you blow your top

Straighten Up and Fly Right Q&A

Who wrote Straighten Up and Fly Right's ?

Straighten Up and Fly Right was written by Irving Mills & Nat “King” Cole.

Who produced Straighten Up and Fly Right's ?

Straighten Up and Fly Right was produced by Lee Gillette.

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