Gather 'round me, everybody Gather 'round me while I preach some Feel a sermon comin' on me The topic will be sin And that's what I'm agin If you wanna hear my story Then settle back and just sit tight While I start reviewing The attitude of doing right You got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive E-lim-i-nate the negative Latch on to the affirmative Don't mess with mister inbetween You got to spread joy up to the maximum Bring gloom down to the minimum Have faith, or pandemonium Liable to walk upon the scene To illustrate my last remark Jonah in the whale Noah in the ark What did they do Just when everything looked so dark 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 mister inbetween No, don't mess with mister inbetween To illustrate my last remark Jonah in a whale Noah in the ark What did they do Just when everything looked so dark 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 mister inbetween No don't mess with mister inbetween

You've got to accentuate 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 maximum Bring gloom down to the minimum Have faith or pandemonium Liable to walk upon the scene To illustrate his last remark Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark What did they do Just when everything looked so dark Man, they said we better, accentuate the positive Eliminate the negative Latch on to the affirmative Don't mess with Mister In-Between No, do not mess with Mister In-Between Do you hear me? Oh, listen to me children and-a you will hear About the elininatin' of the negative And the accent on the positive And gather 'round me children if you're willin' And sit tight while I start reviewin' The attitude of doin' right You've gotta accentuate 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 maximum Bring gloom, down to the minimum Otherwise pandemonium Liable to walk upon the scene To illustrate my last remark Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark What did they say Say when everything looked so dark Man, they said we better accentuate the positive Eliminate the negative Latch on to the affirmative Don't mess with Mister In-Between No, don't mess with Mister In-Between

When you're wide awake Say it for goodness sake It's gonna be a great day While you're standing there Get up and grab a chair It's gonna be a great day And it won't be long, oh no It won't be long, it won't be long, no no It won't be long, it won't be long, oh no It won't be long, it won't be long, ooh Ooh, ooh, yeah Gonna be a great day And it won't be long, oh no It won't be long, it won't be long, no no It won't be long, it won't be long, oh no It won't be long, it won't be long, ooh When you're wide awake Say it for goodness sake It's gonna be a great day While you're standing there Get up and grab a chair It's gonna be a great day

Motor cars, handlebars Bicycles for two Broken-hearted jubilee Parachutes, Army boots Sleeping bags for two Sentimental jamboree "Buy, buy" Says the sign in the shop window "Why, why?" Says the junk in the yard Candlesticks, building bricks Something old and new Memories for you and me "Buy, buy" Says the sign in the shop window "Why, why?" Says the junk in the yard

Yesterday All my troubles seemed so far away Now it looks as though they're here to stay Oh, I believe in yesterday Suddenly I'm not half the man I used to be There's a shadow hanging over me Oh, yesterday came suddenly Why she had to go? I don't know She wouldn't say I, said, something wrong Now I long for yesterday Yesterday Love was such an easy game to play Now I need a place to hide away Oh, I believe in yesterday Why she had to go? I don't know She wouldn't say I, said, something wrong Now I long for yesterday Yesterday Love was such an easy game to play Now I need a place to hide away Oh, I believe in yesterday Mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm

If you love me, won't you call me? I've been waiting, waiting too long In my soul is constant yearning Always singing, singing this song Only love is strong enough to take it on the chin When did I begin to fall? Anyway, anyway You can make that call You feel free to make yourself at home If we could be closer longer That would help me, help me so much We can cure each other's sorrow Won't you please, please, please get in touch? If our love is strong enough, it may never end Why would I pretend to fall? Anyway, anyway You can make that call You feel free to make yourself at home Anyway, anyway Anyway at all Anyway that you can make that call

I know there must be other ways of feeling free But this is what I wanna do, who I wanna be Every time I try, I feel like I can fly But I know that I could die trying I'm slidin', glidin' through the air I can see my body through windows in my hair I'm slidin', glidin' through the air I know nobody's dancing here but us dragonflies We're the only ones awake, we own the skies Every time I try, I feel like I can fly But I know that I could die trying I'm slidin', glidin' through the air I can see my body through windows in my hair I'm slidin', glidin' through the air I'm slidin', glidin' through the air I can see my body through windows in my hair I'm slidin', glidin' through the air I can feel my body burn slidin' through the air