Nat King Cole - Straighten Up and Fly Right [tekst, tłumaczenie i interpretacja piosenki]

[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."

[Repeat Chorus x2:]