[Verse]
Gather 'round me, everybody
Gather 'round me while I preach some
Feel a sermon comin' on me
The topic will be sin
And that's what I'm against
If you wanna hear my story
Then settle back and just sit tight
While I start reviewing
The attitude of doing right

[Chorus]
You gotta accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
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
Have faith, or pandemonium's
Liable to walk upon the scene

[Bridge]
To illustrate my last remark
Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark
Now what did they do
When everything looked so dark?
[Chorus]
You gotta accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with mister in-between
Don't mess with mister in-between

[Violin Solo]

[Guitar Solo]

[Violin Solo]

[Chorus]
Accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with mister in-between
Don't mess with mister in-between

[Drum Solo]

[Outro]
Accentuate the positive
Accentuate the positive
Accentuate the positive
Accentuate the positive
Accentuate the positive
Accentuate the positive