I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing

DESCRIPTION: "I'd like to build the world a home And furnish it with love." "I'd like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony." "I'd like to buy the world coke." Originally a coca-cola jingle, re-arranged to become a plea for peace and cooperation
AUTHOR: Bill Backer, Roger Cook, Billy Davis, Roger Greenaway, based on the tune "True Love and Apple Pie" by Cook and Greenaway (source: wideopencountry.com)
EARLIEST DATE: 1971 (recording, The New Seekers)
KEYWORDS: nonballad drugs campsong
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, pp. 257, 547, "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing" (notes only)
NOTES [17 words]: Good grief, did people REALLY sing this in camps? This is one of the nightmares of my tween years. - RBW
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