[pre-Chorus] 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 [Chorus] 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 [verse 1] I'd like to see the world for once All standing hand in hand And hear them echo through the hills For peace through out the land (That's the song I hear) [Chorus 2] I'd like to teach the world to sing In perfect harmony I'd like to teach the world to sing In perfect harmony [pre-Chorus] 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 [Chorus] 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 [verse 1] I'd like to see the world for once All standing hand in hand And hear them echo through the hills For peace through out the land (That's the song I hear) [Chorus 2] I'd like to teach the world to sing In perfect harmony I'd like to teach the world to sing In perfect harmony [outro] I'd like to teach the world to sing In perfect harmony, that's the song I hear