Cole, Nat King - Straighten Up And Fly Right 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,
"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!
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Cole, Nat King Straighten Up And Fly Right Comments
Ay you just went trew a red light!
Who else is here in December 2019?💯💯💯💯
Nat king Cole was Ray Charles's favourite artist
Bandingo himself
Pure Class
Mafia 2?
I heard this on Tales From The Crypt!
Nat was THE MAN!
I’m here from Maya Angelou
Now I know where that saying comes from smilexo 😍
Love this song so much, but I gotta say, his recording of "When I Fall In Love" really kits me.
To my son Mutherfucka.😎👑🍷
All I hear in hard time...
WHAT A FUN SONG!!!!! :D
One of President Kennedy's Favorites!!!!! Imagine seeing the Kids on "American bandstand" dancing to this in the 1940's Style of Swing Dancing!!!!!
Fallout 76, anyone?
This was in my 2018 Marching Band show, flight. Go Wakefield Warrior Marching Band!
Psyche brought me here. I haven't heard this in awhile.
Human Leather Shoes for Crocodile Dsndies by Caravan Palace brought me here.
107 HAVE NO SENSE OF GOOD MUSIC!!!
Fav. MALE singer - of ALL TIME !
to all of the dope smokers in California!
"That's some catch that Catch 22"
I love the Andrew Sisters Version But this is Great
Jayee Padilla I mean this where the Andrew sisters got it from
En 1943 Nat King Cole e Irving Mills compusieron "Straighten Up and Fly Right", inspirados por un viejo cuento sobre animales oído en un sermón, el tema fue interpretado por el King Cole Trío y se convirtió en el tema más popular de la formación. Desde entonces, han sido innumerables los artistas que la han interpretado: Carmen McRae, Diana Krall, Lyle Lovett, Nnenna Freelon o Robbie Williams entre muchos otros. #classicmonday #jazzvocals
Racism was not in their minds
Timeless Masterpiece
Tuskeegee Airmen brought me here
Is It True The Late Nat"King" Cole Was The Very First Singer To Be Signed By Capitol Records When It Started In 1942? I Await Your Answer And Reply. Do You Think This Song Should Be An Anthem To Promote Air Travel Safety?
Catch22 any1? .. Song kinda runs deep being from New Orleans
Mr.Ford class of 2019🙌
Is this song about Heroin? The monkey on your back I've heard many times in reference to the hold of Heroin. The lyric 'Straighten up and fly right' or 'The buzzard told the monkey, you're choking me' all a reference to drug abuse.
Catch 22
Nat king Cole tore this cut up,a incredible talent
My Math teacher would ALWAYS play this while where doing assignments...mmm the good old days.
Catch-22?
Catch 22 brought me here
Catch-22
Netflix catch-22 brought me here
Catch-22 brought me here lol
Me too it's a great story
Loved this song on Catch-22
That's some catch
It’s the best one there is.
Catch 22 brought me here
I have a two-disc issue of the N.K.C. trio recordings from the '40s and this sounds somehow different from the version on the disc, although it's not that important.
I prefer Cole in the "Trio" stuff on piano rather than with full orchestra or (worse) with big bands that drowned him out. He was said to have hated his voice.
This song is ironic to the point of madness: the irresponsibility of the roaring twenties caused the great depression that triggered WW2
Mafia two I always tried to find this song
Whos from 2019? ;)
I'm from late 80s, here in 2019. 😗
Hodl Wise u must be trippin on shrooms cuz I’m lmfao
I had to sing this at my meusec clas
REMEMBERING NATHANIEL COLES "NAT KING COLE"
(MARCH 17, 1919 – FEBRUARY 15, 1965) [02/15/2019]
2019 Anyone 👍
my favorite Nat King Cole song
Buzzard isn that a helicopter ?
The movie "Ray" brought me here
Had a dream about this song. It was one of my grandmother's favorites. Today is the anniversary of her passing in the 80's
Now you fund this song in fallout
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Ha, ha remember my dad singing this at times to me at bedtime along with Chattanooga choo choo
Sampled beautifully by Gramatik in 2018's "What's the Use in Jivin'?"...of course this original will always be the best though.
Ipirokaaa
My 7 year old brother loooves this song
Fallout 76 brought me here NKC kept me here
Cool down papa!! :) what a song!!
Fallout 76 is lit bro
Classic
Fallout 76 anybody?
it's a different version but I didn't even hear this on there!!!! I knew this song before. I'm a Nat KIng Cole fan <3
UN GENIO EN EL:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Peerless
My generation sucks...
Shut up!
WE'LL AAALRIIGHT!! <3
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This should be in the Witcher 3
So glad that my dad was always playing good music around the house. Something reminded me of the title of this song. After I don't know how many yrs. I'm listening to it again. Thanks, dad. Memories of you and from you will always be waiting to be triggered from the back of my mind.
Heard this song in fallout 76
Take 6 brought me here
I’m here from This Is Us
The Right Stuff
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 diving
What's the use in jiving?
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, but it sounds just like a lie."
Dude didn’t the Andrew Sisters song this?
Yeah andrew sisters did a cover which is featured om fallout76
Im here from fallout 76
Fallout 76
Why isnt music like this a thing anymore😔🙁
+END ME
Because music these days is a product, not an art form.
DemonicRemption that was the best way you could have said it
Agreed. Commercialized.
It’s catchy, but I like his songs like autumn leaves, smile, walking my baby back home, and of course unforgettable and merry Christmas.
Tuskegee airmen Elite
The whole Trump Administration ...fly right
fallout 76
fallout 76
Fallout 76 bois
Anyone here from Fallout:76 yet?
HomersIlliad me 😅, this is a good song
If this isn't on the fallout 76 radio..
Dead man tell no tales; They were wrong lol
Fallout 76 brought me here
I came here because my school needs to sing this
Destiny 2, from an item's flavor text.
did a boy with a hair that looks like a leaf and has the ability to put nuts and bolts on stuff brought you here?
this was made a long time ago and I'm mcloving it
A wise mantra. Control of self or others if survival depends on it? What did the lyrics of this song mean to the writer? What do they mean to you?
My dad Paul loved this son. Used to sing it to little Barry 1919-2005 RIP
Who’s here because the Watsons go to Birmingham 1967 ,I think I forgot the date
happy birthday.