You've got to accentuate the positive, Eliminate the negative, Latch on to the affirmative, Don't mess with Mr Inbetween
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 arc, What did they do Just when everything looked so dark?
Man, they said we'd better Accentuate the positive, Eliminate the negative, Latch on to the affirmative, Don't mess with Mr Inbetween No, do not mess with Mr Inbetween, Do you hear me, hmm?
Oh, listen to me, chillen, and-a you will hear, About the 'liminating of the negative, And the accent on the positive! Gather 'round me, chillen, if you're willin' And sit tight, while I start reviewin' The attitude of viewin' right
You've got to accentuate the positive, Eliminate the negative, Latch on to the affirmative, Don't mess with Mr Inbetween
You've got to spread joy up to the maximum, Bring gloom down down to the minimum, Then, otherwise, otherwise, pandemonium's Liable to walk upon the scene
To illustrate Well, illustrate! My last remark: You've got the floor; Jonah, Jonah in the whale, Noah in the arc, What did they say What did they say Say when everything looked so dark?
Man, they said we'd better Accentuate the positive, Eliminate the negative, Latch on to the affirmative, Don't mess with Mr Inbetween No, don't mess with Mr Inbetween