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Straighten Up And Fly Right
Words & Music by Nat King Cole & Irving MillsRecorded by Nat King Cole, 1943
A A7 D F7
A buzzard took a monkey for a ride in the air,
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The monkey thought that ev' - ry - thing was on the square.
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The buzzard tried to throw the monkey off of his back,
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But the monkey grabbed his neck and said, "Now list - en, Jack.
Refrain:
A6 D6
"Straighten up and fly right,
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Straighten up and fly right,
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Straighten up and fly right, --
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Cool down, Papa, don't you blow your top.
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Ain't no use in divin', what's the use in drivin'?
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Straighten up and fly right, --
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Cool down, Papa, don't you blow your top."
Bridge:
C#7
The buzzard told the monkey, "You are chokin' me;
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Release your holt and I will set you free."
B9
The monkey looked the buzzard right dead in the eye,
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And said, "Your story's so touchin' it sounds just like a lie."
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