THE "HELLO!" SONG (for guitar chords, please e-mail me: Linda.BetterWorld@gmail.com) 1 When I greet my friends who speak English, I say, "Hello, hello!" (REPEAT UNDERLINED WORDS) 2 When I greet my friends who speak Amharic, I say, "Ten-ah'-steh-leen, Ten-ah'-steh-leen!" (Teanastellen!) 3 When I greet my friends who speak Arabic, I say, "Ah-sah-lahm ah-lay-kume, ah-sah-lahm ah-lay-kume!" REFRAIN: It's fun being able to greet friends from all around the world! 4 When I greet my friends who speak Cambodian, I say, "Jomp-reerp-suer, jomp-reerp-suer!" 5 When I greet my friends who speak Cantonese, I say, "Chah-ue sahn, chah-ue sahn!" 6 When I greet my friends who speak French, I say, "Ah-loe, ah-loe!" REFRAIN: It's fun being able to greet friends from all around the world! 7 When I greet my friends who speak Georgian, I say, "Gum'-are-job'-ah, gum'-are-job'-ah!" (Gum-r-joba!) 8 When I greet my friends who speak German, I say, "Gue-ten Tahk, Gue-ten Tahk!" (Guten Tag!) 9 When I greet my friends who speak Japanese, I say, "Koe-nee-chee-wah, koe-nee chee-wah!" (Konnichiwa!) REFRAIN: It's fun being able to greet friends from all around the world! 10 When I greet my friends who speak Korean, I say, "Ahn-yung', Ahn-yung'!" 11 When I greet my friends who speak Lao, I say, "Sah-bah-ee-dee, sah-bah-ee-dee!" 12 When I greet my friends who speak Lithuanian, I say, "Lah'-bahs, lah'-bahs!" (Labas!) REFRAIN: It's fun being able to greet friends from all around the world! 13 When I greet my friends who speak Mandarin, I say, "Nee how, nee how!" 14 When I greet my friends who speak Persian, I say, "Sah-lahm, sah-lahm!" 15 When I greet my friends who speak Portuguese, I say, "Oy, oy!" (Oi!) REFRAIN: It's fun being able to greet friends from all around the world! 16 When I greet my friends who speak Russian, I say, "Pree'-vet, pree'-vet!" (Привет!) 17 When I greet my friends who speak Somali, I say, "Sah-lahm ah-lay-kume, sah-lahm ah-lay-kume!" 18 When I greet my friends who speak Spanish, I say, "(Oe-lah, oe-lah!" ((Hola!) REFRAIN: It's fun being able to greet friends from all around the world! 19 When I greet my friends who speak Tagalog, I say, "Kah'-mue-stah kay-yoe, kah'-mue-stah kay-yoe!" (Kamusta kayo!) 20 When I greet my friends who speak Turkish, I say, " Mair'-ha-bah, mair'-ha-bah!" (Merhaba!) 21 When I greet my friends who speak Urdu, I say, "Ah-sah-lahm ah-lay-kume, ah-sah-lahm ah-lay-kume!" 22 When I greet my friends who speak Vietnamese, I say, "Chah-oe tahk-kah, chah-oe tahk-kah!" REFRAIN: It's fun being able to greet friends from all around the world! ---and I'm glad that I have friends from all around the world! Yes, I'm glad that I have friends from all around the world! Words and music by Linda K. Williams (with lots of help on the words from speakers of the other languages!)