They sang this song before they invented time
They hung this tune before words could make things clear and not so clear
They jammed it in LA
Whistled it in the streets of Paris
In Cairo, pyrotechnics filled the sky as the children played

This is the song that saved the world
The song that saved the world
The song that saved the world

In Jerusalem enemies sang like the cousins they are
In the Congo they laid down their guns and snapped their fingers in the warm summer air
The Swiss they sang like clockwork
In sweatshops, women stopped work
In Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran they sang

This is the song that saved the world
The song that saved the world
The song that saved the world

The Ministry of Harmony declared the borders free
They were very glad in Trinidad likewise in Conakry

In Moscow, Tokyo, and Hong Kong they raised their voice in song
Lady Fatima in Argentina danced in her sarong
They sang this little ditty
Liverpool, Mexico City
And when the Turks had their fill
It was morning in Brazil

This is the song that saved the world
The song that saved the world
The song that saved the world

(lyrics: Dan Bern)