You've got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive and E-li-mi-nate the negative and Hang on to the affirmative But don't mess with Mr. In-between You've got to spread joy up to the maximum and Bring gloom down to the minimum andㅤ Have faith or pandemonium Is liable to walk upon the scene To illustrate, our last remark Jonah in the whale, Noah in the Ark Tell me what did they do Just when everything looked so dark? Man, they say you've got to Ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive and E-li-mi-nate the negative and Hang on to the affirmative But don't mess with Mr. In-between ♪ To illustrate my last remark Jonah in the whale, Noah in the Ark Tell me what did they do Just when everything, everything looks so dark? Man, they say you've got to Ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive and E-li-mi-nate the negative and Hang on to the affirmative But don't mess, don't mess with Mr. In-between No, no, no don't mess I mean, I say don't mess You better not Don't mess with Mr. In-between