You've got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive   E-lim-i-nate the negative   Latch on to the affirmative   Don't mess with Mr. 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      (Andrews sisters:)   To illustrate   His last remark   Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark   What did they do,   Just when everything looked so down?      (Bing:)   Man, they said we better   Ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive   E-lim-i-nate the negative   Latch on to the affirmative   Don't mess with Mr. In-Between   No, do not mess with Mr. In-Between!   Do you hear me, hmm?      (Andrews sister:)   Oh, listen to me chillin' and-uh you will hear   About eliminatin' of the negative and a' accent on a' positive!      (Bing:)   And gather round me children if you will and...   And sit tight while I start reviewin' the attitude of doin' right.      (Andrews sisters:)   You gotta ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive   E-lim-i-nate the negative   Latch on to the affirmative   Don't mess with Mr. In-Between      (Both:)   You got to spread joy up to the maximum   Bring gloom down to the minimum   Then   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 down?      Man, they said we better   Ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive   E-lim-i-nate the negative   Latch on to the affirmative   Don't mess with Mr. In-Between   No, don't mess with Mr. In-Between!