You've got to accentuate the
positive Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mister
In Between
You've got to spread joy
up to the maximum
Bring gloom down to the minimum
Have faith or pandemonium
Liable to walk upon the scene
To illustrate his last remark
Jonah in the whale,
Noah in the ark
What did they do
Just when everything
looked so dark
Man, they said we better
Accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mister
In-Between
No, do not mess with Mister
In-Between
You've got to spread joy
(up to the maximum)
Bring gloom down to the minimum
Otherwise (otherwise)
pandemonium
Liable to walk upon the scene
You've got to accentuate the
positive Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mister
In Between
No! Don't mess with Mister
In-Between