Songwriter: Irving Mills Nat King Cole
Producer: Peter Asher
The 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
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
Ain't no use in jivin'
What's the use in divin'
Straighten up and fly right
Cool down papa, don't you blow your top
The buzzard told the monkey you're 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 touching but it sounds like a lie
Straighten up and fly right
Straighten up and do right
Straighten up and fly right
Cool down papa, don't you blow your top
Straighten up and fly right
Straighten up and do right
Straighten up and fly right
Cool down papa, don't you blow your top
Fly right
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 fly right
Straighten up and fly right
Cool down papa, don't you blow your top
Ain't no use in jivin'
What's the use in divin'
Straighten up and fly right
Cool down papa, don't you blow your top
The buzzard told the monkey you're 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 touching but it sounds like a lie
Straighten up and fly right
Straighten up and do right
Straighten up and fly right
Cool down papa, don't you blow your top
Straighten up and fly right
Straighten up and do right
Straighten up and fly right
Cool down papa, don't you blow your top
Fly right
’Round Midnight with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
- I’ve Got a Crush On You
- Straighten Up And Fly Right
- Skylark
- Little Girl Blue
- When You Wish Upon a Star
- When I Fall in Love
- Can’t We Be Friends
- You Took Advantage of Me
- I’m a Fool to Want You
- Sophisticated Lady
- Mean to Me
- When Your Lover Has Gone
- ’Round Midnight
- Lush Life
- I Don’t Stand a Ghost Of A Chance
- Falling in Love Again
- My Old Flame
- Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
- Crazy He Calls Me
- Someone To Watch Over Me
- What’ll I Do
- Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?)
- Good - Bye
- You Go To My Head
- It Never Entered My Mind
- But Not For Me
- My Funny Valentine
- (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
- I Get Along Without You Very Well
- Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered
- Am I Blue
- What’s New? (for Round Midnight)
- Blue Bayou
- You’re No Good
- Don’t Know Much
- Willin’
- Tumbling Dice
- Somewhere Out There
- Long, Long Time
- When Will I Be Loved
- I Never Will Marry
- Por un amor
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
- En Mi Soledad
- Icy Blue Heart
- You Can’t Treat the Wrong Man Right
- White Rhythm & Blues
- Just One Look
- My Hero
- La calandria
- Heartbreak Kind
- Walk On
- Cost of Love
- When I Grow Too Old to Dream
- Lightning Bar Blues
- Hey Mister, That’s Me up on the Jukebox