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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 |
