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(Johnny Mercer / Harold Arlen)
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You've got to accentuate the positive
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Eliminate the negative
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Latch on to the affirmative
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Don't mess with Mister In-Between
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You've got to spread joy up to the maximum
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Bring gloom down to the minimum
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Have faith or pandemonium
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Liable to walk upon the scene
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(To illustrate his last remark
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Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark
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What did they do
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Just when everything looked so dark)
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Man, they said we better
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Accentuate the positive
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Eliminate the negative
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Latch on to the affirmative
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Don't mess with Mister In-Between
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No, do not mess with Mister In-Between
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Do you hear me, hmm?
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(Oh, listen to me children and-a you will hear
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About the elininatin' of the negative
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And the accent on the positive)
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And gather 'round me children if you're willin'
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And sit tight while I start reviewin'
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The attitude of doin' right
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(You've gotta accentuate the positive
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Eliminate the negative
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Latch on to the affirmative
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Don't mess with Mister In-Between)
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You've got to spread joy (up to the maximum)
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Bring gloom (down) down to the minimum
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Otherwise (otherwise) pandemonium
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Liable to walk upon the scene
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To illustrate (well illustrate) my last remark (you got the floor)
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Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark
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What did they say (what did they say)
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Say when everything looked so dark
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Man, they said we better
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Accentuate the positive
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Eliminate the negative
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Latch on to the affirmative
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Don't mess with Mister In-Between
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No! Don't mess with Mister In-Between
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AC-CENT-TCHU-ATE THE POSITIVE (Mister In-Between)
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Bing Crosby |