You’ve got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive
And eliminate the negative
And latch on to the affirmative
But don’t mess with Mister In-Between, ah

You’ve got to spread joy up to the maximum
And bring gloom down to the minimum
And have faith or pandemonium
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
And eliminate the negative
And hang on to the affirmative
But 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, we’ve got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive
And eliminate the negative
And hang on to the affirmative
But don’t mess, don’t mess with Mister In-Between
No, no, no, don’t mess, oh baby, I said don’t mess
You better not, don’t mess with Mister In-Between, yeah