ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE

Harold Arlen/Johnny Mercer 1944

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tuate the positive E- lim- inate the negative

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spread joy out to the maximum keep gloom down to a minimum

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Have faith or pandimonium's liable to walk upon the SEA.To illus-

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do just when everything looked so DARK? DonchaKnowTheyHadTo

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cen- tuate the positive ˜ E- lim- inate the negative

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