I`d like to build the world a home and furnish it with love
For apple trees and honey bees and snow white turtle dove
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
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
It`s a real thing what the world wants today
As the way it will stay with the real thing
I`d like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony
A song of peace that echoes on and never goes away
Put your hand in my hand let`s begin today
With your hand in my hand let me find the way
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