[Verse 1]
I'd like to build the world a home
And furnish it with love
Grow apple trees and honey bees
And Snow White's 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

[Chorus]
It's the real thing
What the world wants today
That's the way it will stay
With the real thing
It's the real thing
Won't you hear what I say?
What the world needs today
Is the real thing

[Verse 2]
I'd like to see the world worth while
So standing hand in hand (Standing hand in hand)
And hear the echoes through the hills
A peace throughout the land (It's the real thing)
I'd like to teach thе world to sing
In perfect harmony (Perfеct harmony)
A song of peace that echoes on
And never goes away
[Chorus]
It's the real thing (I'd like to build the world a home)
What the world wants today (And furnish it with love)
That's the way it will stay (Grow apple trees and honey bees)
With the real thing (And Snow White's turtle doves)
It's the real thing (I'd like to teach the world to sing)
Won't you hear what I say? (In perfect harmony)
What the world needs today (I'd like to hold it in my arms)
Is the real thing (And keep it company)

[Outro]
It's the real thing (I'd like to see the world worth while)
What the world wants today (So standing hand in hand)
That's the way it will stay (And hear the echoes through the hills)
With the real thing (A peace throughout the land)