You've got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive
And e-li-mi-nate the negative
And hang on to the affirmative
But don't mess with Mr. In-Between

You've got to spread joy up to the maximum
And bring gloom down to the minimum
And have faith, or pandemonium
Is liable to walk upon the scene

To illustrate our last remark
Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark
Tell me, what did they do
Just when everything looked so dark?
Man, they say, you've got to

Ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive
E-li-mi-natе the negative
And hang on to thе affirmative
But don't mess with Mr. In-Between

To illustrate our last remark
Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark
Tell me, what did they do
Just when everything looked so dark?
Man, they say, you've got to

Ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive
And e-li-mi-nate the negative
And hang on to the affirmative
But don't mess with Mr. In-Between

No, no, no, don't mess
I say, I say don't mess
You better not
Don't mess with Mr. In-Between