Gather 'round me, everybody
Gather 'round me while I'm preaching
Feel a sermon coming on me
The topic will be sin and that's what I'm ag'ing

If you wanna hear my story
The settle back and just sit tight
While I start reviewing
The attitude of doing right

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
Bring gloom down to the minimum
Have faith or pandemonium's
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, they said, 'We'd better ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive')
('Eliminate the negative')
('And latch on to the affirmative')
Don't mess with Mister In-Between
(No)
Don't mess with Mister In-Between

(Ya got to spread joy up to the maximum)
(Bring gloom down to the minimum)
(Have faith or pandemonium's)
(Liable to walk upon the scene)

You got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive
(Yes, yes)
Eliminate the negative
(Yes, yes)
And latch on to the affirmative
(Yes, yes)
Don't mess with Mister In-Between
No, don't mess with Mister In-Between