The Andrews Sisters - Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive

You got to accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mister In-between

You 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

Do you hear me, hm

Oh, listen to me chil'ren and-a you will hear
About the eliminatin' of the negative
And the accent on the positive
And gather 'round me chil'ren
If you're willin' and sit tight
While I start reviewin'
The attitude of doin' it right

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, down to the minimum
Otherwise
Otherwise
Pandemonium liable to walk upon the scene

To illustrate
Well, illustrate
My last remark
Jo-
Jonah in the whale, Noah in the Ark
Noah in the Ark
What did they say
What did they say
Say 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, don't mess with Mister In-between.