“A buzzard took the 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
But the monkey grabbed his neck and said — "Now listen, Jack…"
"Straighten up and fly right
Straighten up and fly right
Straighten up and fly right
Cool down, papa, don't you blow your top."”

— Nat King Cole

"Straighten Up And Fly Right" (1937) written with Irving Mills.

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American singer and jazz pianist 1919–1965

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