Lyrics and translation Nat "King" Cole - Straighten Up and Fly Right
A
buzzard
took
a
monkey
for
a
ride
in
the
air
Un
vautour
a
emmené
un
singe
faire
un
tour
dans
les
airs
The
monkey
thought
that
everything
was
on
the
square
Le
singe
pensait
que
tout
était
carré
The
buzzard
tried
to
throw
the
monkey
off
his
back
Le
vautour
a
essayé
de
jeter
le
singe
de
son
dos
But
the
monkey
grabbed
his
neck
and
said,
"Now
listen,
Jack"
Mais
le
singe
l'a
attrapé
par
le
cou
et
a
dit
: "Écoute,
Jack"
Straighten
up
and
fly
right
Redresse-toi
et
vole
droit
Straighten
up
and
stay
right
Redresse-toi
et
reste
droit
Straighten
up
and
fly
right
Redresse-toi
et
vole
droit
Cool
down,
papa,
don't
you
blow
your
top
Calme-toi,
papa,
ne
pète
pas
un
câble
Ain't
no
use
in
divin'
Ce
n'est
pas
la
peine
de
plonger
What's
the
use
in
jivin'?
A
quoi
bon
se
moquer
?
Straighten
up
and
fly
right
Redresse-toi
et
vole
droit
Cool
down,
papa,
don't
you
blow
your
top
Calme-toi,
papa,
ne
pète
pas
un
câble
The
buzzard
told
the
monkey
Le
vautour
a
dit
au
singe
You
are
chokin'
me
Tu
m'étouffes
Release
your
hold
and
I'll
set
you
free
Lâche
prise
et
je
te
libérerai
The
monkey
looked
the
buzzard
right
Le
singe
a
regardé
le
vautour
droit
Dead
in
the
eye
and
said
Dans
les
yeux
et
a
dit
"Your
story's
so
touching,
but
it
sounds
Ton
histoire
est
touchante,
mais
elle
sonne
Just
like
a
lie"
Comme
un
mensonge"
Straighten
up
and
fly
right
Redresse-toi
et
vole
droit
Straighten
up
and
stay
right
Redresse-toi
et
reste
droit
Straighten
up
and
fly
right
Redresse-toi
et
vole
droit
Cool
down,
papa,
don't
you
blow
your
top
Calme-toi,
papa,
ne
pète
pas
un
câble
Straighten
up
and
fly
right
Redresse-toi
et
vole
droit
Straighten
up
and
stay
right
Redresse-toi
et
reste
droit
Straighten
up
and
fly
right
Redresse-toi
et
vole
droit
Cool
down,
papa,
don't
you
blow
your
top
Calme-toi,
papa,
ne
pète
pas
un
câble
Fly
right
Vole
droit
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1
The Very Thought Of You
2 Nature Boy
3 Too Young
4 Don't Get Around Much Anymore
5 Straighten Up and Fly Right
6 Autumn Leaves
7 Our Love Is Here to Stay
8 Orange Colored Sky
9 That Sunday, That Summer
10 Smile
11 L-O-V-E
12 Unforgettable
13 Mona Lisa
14 (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
15 It's Only a Paper Moon
16 (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
17 Non Dimenticar
18 Thou Swell
19 Almost Like Being In Love
20 Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup
21 Avalon
22 Tenderly
23 Lush Life
24 This Can't Be Love
2 Nature Boy
3 Too Young
4 Don't Get Around Much Anymore
5 Straighten Up and Fly Right
6 Autumn Leaves
7 Our Love Is Here to Stay
8 Orange Colored Sky
9 That Sunday, That Summer
10 Smile
11 L-O-V-E
12 Unforgettable
13 Mona Lisa
14 (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
15 It's Only a Paper Moon
16 (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
17 Non Dimenticar
18 Thou Swell
19 Almost Like Being In Love
20 Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup
21 Avalon
22 Tenderly
23 Lush Life
24 This Can't Be Love
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