[Intro] [Verse 1] You’ve got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive eliminate the negative latch on to the affirmative. But don’t mess with Mister In-between. [Interlude] [Verse 2] You’ve got to spread joy up to the maximum and bring gloom down to the minimum have faith or pandemonium is li’ble to walk up on the scene. [Chorus] To illustrate my last remark Jonah in the whale. Noah in the ark. What did they do just when ev’rything looked so dark? "Man" they said "we better [Verse 3] ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive and eliminate the negative latch on to the affirmative. But don’t mess with Mister In-between!" No! Don’t mess with Mister In-between!