[Intro]
Now, children, it's time for a little learning time
Here's a guide by the name of Johnny Mercer
Who gave us a little bit of philosophy that I'd like to teach you
You've got to accentuate the positive and
Eliminate the negative and latch on
Yes

[Chorus]
You've got to accentuate the positive and
Eliminate the negative and latch on
To the affirmative, don't mess with Mr. In-Between

[Verse]
You've got to spread joy up to the maximum and
Bring gloom down to the minimum and
Have faith or pandemonium
As liable to walk upon the scene

[Pre-Chorus]
To illustrate my 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

[Chorus]
Accentuate the positive and
Eliminate the negative and latch on
To the affirmative, don't mess with Mr. In-Between
No, don't mess with Mr. In-Between
[Pre-Chorus]
To illustrate my 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

[Chorus]
Accentuate the positive and
Eliminate the negative and latch on
To the affirmative, don't mess with Mr. In-Between
No, don't mess with Mr. In-Between

[Outro]
Ba-ba-ba-dum-ba-da
Do-da-day-buh-do-ba-do-ba-do-do
Da-da-do-da-ba-bo-da
Ba-ba-bo-da-do-do-day