You've got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive 
Eliminate the negative 
And latch on to the affirmative 
Don't mess with Mister In-Between 

You've got to spread joy up to the maximum 
And bring gloom down to the minimum 
And have faith or pandemonium is 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, I said you got to 
Ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive 
Eliminate the negative 
And latch on to the affirmative 
Don't mess with Mister In-Between 

To illustrate my last remark 
Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark 
Tell me what did they do just when 
Everything, everything looked so dark? 

Man I said, you've got to 
Ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive 
And eliminate the negative 
And hang on to the affirmative 

And don't mess, don't mess with 
Mister In-Between, no, no, don't mess 
Oh baby I said don't mess, you better 
Not mess with Mister in-between, yeah