Bing Crosby - Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive

You've got to ac cent tchu ate the positive
E lim i nate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mr In Between

You've got to spread joy up to the maximum
Bring gloom down to the minimum
Have faith, or pandemonium
Liable to walk upon the scene

Andrews sisters
To illustrate
His last remark
Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark
What did they do
Just when everything looked so down

Bing
Man, they said we better
Ac cent tchu ate the positive
E lim i nate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mr In Between
No, do not mess with Mr In Between
Do you hear me, hmm

Andrews sister
Oh, listen to me chillin' and uh you will hear
About eliminatin' of the negative and a' accent on a' positive

Bing
And gather round me children if you will and
And sit tight while I start reviewin' the attitude of doin' right

Andrews sisters
You gotta ac cent tchu ate the positive
E lim i nate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mr In Between

Both
You got to spread joy up to the maximum
Bring gloom down to the minimum
Then
Otherwise, otherwise
Pandemonium liable to walk upon the scene

To illustrate well illustrate
My last remark You got the floor
Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark
What did they say What did they say
Say, when everything looked so down

Man, they said we better
Ac cent tchu ate the positive
E lim i nate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mr In Between
No, don't mess with Mr In Between
You've got to ac cent tchu ate the positive
E lim i nate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mr In Between

You've got to spread joy up to the maximum
Bring gloom down to the minimum
Have faith, or pandemonium
Liable to walk upon the scene

Andrews sisters
To illustrate
His last remark
Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark
What did they do
Just when everything looked so down

Bing
Man, they said we better
Ac cent tchu ate the positive
E lim i nate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mr In Between
No, do not mess with Mr In Between
Do you hear me, hmm

Andrews sister
Oh, listen to me chillin' and uh you will hear
About eliminatin' of the negative and a' accent on a' positive

Bing
And gather round me children if you will and
And sit tight while I start reviewin' the attitude of doin' right

Andrews sisters
You gotta ac cent tchu ate the positive
E lim i nate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mr In Between

Both
You got to spread joy up to the maximum
Bring gloom down to the minimum
Then
Otherwise, otherwise
Pandemonium liable to walk upon the scene

To illustrate well illustrate
My last remark You got the floor
Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark
What did they say What did they say
Say, when everything looked so down

Man, they said we better
Ac cent tchu ate the positive
E lim i nate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mr In Between
No, don't mess with Mr In Between
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive - Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters (Lyrics in Description)

You've got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive Eliminate the negative Latch on to the affirmative Don't mess with Mister In Between You've got to spread joy up to the ...

Accentuate the Positive - Bette Midler & Bing Crosby

From the "Bing Crosby Special" (March 20, 1977)

Bing Sings "Accentuate the Positive"

Bing Crosby entertains the troops by singing Arlen and Mercer's "Accentuate the Positive" in the 1944 one-reeler Sing with the Stars.

Bing Crosby