I'd like to build

the world a home

And furnish it with love

grow apple trees

and honey bees

And snow-white turtle doves

I'd like to teach

the world to sing

In perfect harmony

I'd like to hold it in my arms

and keep it company

You can't beat the real thing

you can't beat the real thing

I'd like to see the world for once

all standing hand in hand

And hear them echo

through the hills

for peace throughout the land

I'd like to teach

the world to sing

in perfect harmony

I'd like to hold it in my arms

and keep it company

You can't beat the real thing

you can't beat the real thing

Yeah, yeah, yeah

I'd like to teach the

world to sing

in perfect harmony

I'd like to teach the

world to sing

in perfect harmony

I'd like to teach the

world to sing

in perfect harmony

I'd like to teach the

world to sing

in perfect harmony

I'd like to teach the

world to sing

in perfect harmony

I'd like to teach the

world to sing

in perfect harmony