You've got to ac cent tchu ate the positive
E lim i nate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mr 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 down
Man they said we better
Ac cent tchu ate the positive
E lim i nate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mr In Between
No do not mess with Mr In Between
Do you hear me hmm
Oh listen to me chillin' and uh you will hear
About eliminatin' of the negative
and a' accent on a' positive
And gather round me children if you will and
And sit tight while I start reviewin' the attitude of doin' right
You gotta ac cent tchu ate the positive
E lim i nate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mr In Between
You got to spread joy up to the maximum
Bring gloom down to the minimum
Then
Otherwise otherwise
Pandemonium liable to walk upon the scene
To illustrate well illustrate
My last remark You got the floor
Jonah in the whale Noah in the ark
What did they say What did they say
Say when everything looked so down
Man they said we better
Ac cent tchu ate the positive
E lim i nate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mr In Between
No don't mess with Mr In Between