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Straighten up and Fly Right

from Slow Down by Michelle Walker

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"Straighten Up And Fly Right"

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..."

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 divin',
What's the use in jivin'?
Straighten up and fly right
Cool down, papa, don't you blow your top.

The buzzard told the monkey,
You are 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 so touching, but it sounds
just like a lie.

Straighten up and fly right
Straighten up and stay right
Straighten up and fly right
Cool down, papa, don't you blow your top.

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 divin'
Ain't no good in jivin'
Straighten up and fly right
Cool down, papa, don't you blow - your - top.

Fly right!

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from Slow Down, released November 24, 2014

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Michelle Walker New York, New York

Based in NYC, Michelle Walker is an international touring singer with a beautiful voice.

Her arrangements of jazz standards and pop tunes blend genres effortlessly. Originality pushes her to solidify her distinctive sound.

AllAboutJazz.com says, “Walker demonstrates an extraordinary degree of musicality." She is compared to Cassandra Wilson, Nina Simone and Betty Carter in style and tone.
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