You got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive   And e-lim-i-nate the negative   And latch on to the affirmative   Don't mess with mister in-between      You got to spread joy up to the maximum   And bring gloom down to the minimum   And have faith or pandemonium's   Liable to walk upon the scene      To illustrate my 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      Ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive   And e-lim-i-nate that negative   Latch on to the affirmative   Don't mess with mister in-between      'Cause we're headin' 'cross the river,   Wash our sins away in the tide   It's all so peaceful   On the other side      Forget your troubles and just get happy   Ya better chase all your cares away   Sing Hallelujah, c'mon, get happy   Get ready for the judgment day      The sun is shinin', c'mon, get happy   The Lord is waitin' to take your hand   Shout Hallelujah, c'mon, get happy   We're goin' to the Promised Land      'Cause we're headin' 'cross the river,   Wash our sins away in the tide   It's all so peaceful   On the other side      Forget your troubles and just get happy   Ya better chase all your cares away   Shout Hallelujah, c'mon, get happy   Get ready for the judgment day      Get ready for the judgment day   Get ready for the judgment day