THE JOHNNY MERCER EDUCATIONAL ARCHIVES
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I need the lyrics to AC-CENT-TCHC-ATE THE POSITIVE for history classFrom: Re: I need the lyrics to AC-CENT-TCHC-ATE THE POSITIVE for histo...From: Bonnie B. CommentsI don't know if there are more words to it or not. These are all I can remember. Hope they're helpful. (Chorus) Accentuate the positive, Eliminate the negative, Latch on to the affirmative- Don't mess with Mr. in-between. To illustrate my last remark- Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark. What did they do When everything looked so dark? They said to (Chorus) |
From: Lyric request
Date: 1/21/00
Time: 5:24:25 PM
Remote Name: 24.4.252.72
FOR EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH USE ONLY
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, hmm?
(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) down to the minimum 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 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
From: Tracey
Date: 9/23/99
Time: 5:59:12 PM
Remote Name: 209.30.70.98
Did Johnny Mercer actually write "accentuate the positive"?
From: webmaster@johnnymercer.com
Date: 9/25/99
Time: 2:40:36 PM
Remote Name: 24.4.252.64
Yes, he wrote this with Harold Arlen
From: A1Snowman@aol.com
Date: 5/30/99
Time: 8:19:00 AM
Remote Name: 205.188.200.54
I too am looking for the lyrics to accentuate the positive. Any help would be appreciated. I'll even be satisfied with the first four stanzas.
From: kateman
Date: 6/11/99
Time: 1:00:11 AM
Remote Name: 192.169.41.44
The lyrics: You gotta ac_cen_tu_ate The po_si_ti_ve E_li_mi_nate the nega_ti_ve Latch on to the af_fir_mi_tive But don't mess with Mr In-Between.
You gotta spread joy Up to the maximum Bring gloom Down to the minimum
.......... ..................
To illustruate my last remark
From: Pat Jeffrey
Date: 10/28/99
Time: 3:17:42 PM
Remote Name: 204.70.161.110
I seem to remember a Disney movie where this song was song. Can anyone verify this and if so what was the movie. Thanks.
From:
Date: 8/18/98
Time: 1:18:26 PM
Remote Name: 24.3.196.34
For educational and research use:
Gather' round me, Eviry body, 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 reviewin' The additude of doin' right. You've got to Accent-tchu-ate the positive, E-lim-my-nate the negative, Latch on to the affifmative, 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 Li'ble to walk upon the scene. To illustrate my last remark, Johah in the whale, Noah in the Ark, What did they do Just when everything looked so dark? "Man" they said, "We better Accent-tchu-ate the positive, E-lim-my nate the negative, Latch on To the affirmative, Don't mess with Mister In-between." No, don't mess with Mister In-between.
From the Paramount film :Here Comes the Waves. 1944.
Posted by Frank Rickett on June 26, 1998 at 21:41:45:
Hi
Does anyone know if JM only wrote Accentuate the Positive or did he also
sing/record it? Also, any info on the number/names of artists to record it
subsequently? Thanks.
FR
In 1944 Johnny Mercer (Lyric) and Harold Arlen (Music),
wrote "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" for the film
HERE COME THE WAVES..starring Bing Crosby, Betty Hutton,
and Sonny Tufts.
Mercer wrote as well as sang the song (not in this film)
Additionally it has been recorded by many other vocalists.
Posted by Accentuate the Positive on March 27, 1998 at 10:50:33:
For educational and research use:
Gather' round me,
Eviry body,
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 reviewin'
The additude of doin' right.
You've got to
Accent-tchu-ate the positive,
E-lim-my-nate the negative,
Latch on to the affifmative,
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
Li'ble to walk upon the scene.
To illustrate my last remark,
Johah in the whale, Noah in the Ark,
What did they do
Just when everything looked so dark?
"Man" they said,
"We better
Accent-tchu-ate the positive,
E-lim-my nate the negative,
Latch on
To the affirmative,
Don't mess with Mister In-between."
No, don't mess with Mister In-between.
From the Paramount film :Here Comes the Waves. 1944.
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