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 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, hmm?    (Oh, listen to me children and-a you will hear  About the elininatin' of the negative  And the accent on the positive)  And gather 'round me children if you're willin'  And sit tight while I start reviewin'  The attitude of doin' right    (You've gotta 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 (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 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