Accentuate the Positive

(Ac-cen-tu-ate the positive)
 (E-lim-inate the negative)
 (Ac-cent-tu-ate the positive, an' latch on)
 You gotta accen-tu-ate the positive
 E-lim-inate the negative
 An' latch on
 To the affirmative
 Don't mess with mister in-between
 You gotta spread joy up to the maximum
 Bring gloom down to the minimum
 An' have faith (Amen)
 Or pandemonium's
 Liable to walk upon the scene (Amen)
 To illustrate
 My last remark
 Jonah in the whale
 Noah in the arc
 An' what did they do (What did they do?)
 Just when everything looked so dark?
 (What did they, what did they, what did they do?)
 Man! they said you better
 Accen-tu-ate the positive
 E-lim-inate the negative
 An' latch on
 To the affirmative
 Don't mess with mister in-between
 No, don't you mess with mister in-between
 (To illustrate)
 (His last remark)
 (Jonah in the whale)
 (Noah in the ark)
 An' what did they do
 (What did they do?)
 (Just when everything looked so dark?)
 (What did they do, what did they do?)
 Man! they said
 You better accen-tu-ate the positive
 E-lim-inate the negative
 An' latch on
 To the affirmative
 Don't mess with mister in-between
 No, don't mess with mister in-between
 No, don't you mess with mister in-between
 No, don't mess with mister in-between