Written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer
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You've got to ac - cen - tu - ate the positive
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Eliminate the negative
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And 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 min imum
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Have faith or pandemon um's
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Li'ble to walk upon the scene
Bridge
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To illustrate my last remark
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Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark.
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What did they do just when ev'rything looked so dark
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Man, they said "We'd better ac - cen - tu - ate the positive
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Eliminate the negative
D G D G D
And latch on to the affirmative
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Don't mess with Mister In-Between, no, no
A7 G A7 D
Don't mess with Mister In-Between"
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