If I Ruled The World

IF I RULED THE WORLD
W: Leslie Bricuse
M: Cyril Ornadel
From: Pickwick
Tony Bennett
Key: Eb

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If I ruled the world, 
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ev-’ry day would be 
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the first day of spring
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Ev-’ry heart would have 
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a new song to sing
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And we'd sing of the joy 
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ev-’ry morn-ing would bring

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If I ruled the world, 
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ev-’ry man would be 
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as free as a bird,
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Ev-’ry voice would be 
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a voice to be heard
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Take my word we would treas-ure 
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each day that oc-curred

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My world would be a beau-ti-ful place
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Where we would weave 
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such won-der-ful dreams
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My world would wear 
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a smile on its face
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Like the man in the moon has
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when the moon beams

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If I ruled the world 
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ev-’ry man would say 
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the world was his friend
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There'd be hap-pi-ness 
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that no man could end
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No, my friend, not if I ruled the world
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Ev-’ry head would be held up high
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There'd be sun-shine 
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in ev-’ry-one's sky
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If the day ev-er dawned 
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when I ruled the world