So Many Ways to Say "Hello"

"So Many Ways to Say 'Hello'" is a song from the Johnny and the Sprites episode, "Hola, Lily". It is performed by John Tartaglia as Johnny, Heather Asch as Root, Leslie Carrara as Ginger, Tim Lagasse as Basil, and Carmen Osbahr as Lily. It is about the many ways by which people can say hello to each other. It is featured as track 3 on the Johnny and the Sprites music album, though the version featured of the album does not include some of the spoken comments heard in the television installment.
==Lyrics==
Johnny:
Around this great big world of ours, every single day
When people greet a friend
Well, then, "hello" is what they say
Lily:
But if you find yourself in Port au Prince or Paraguay
Johnny and Lily:
You'll find in every language
They say "hello" a different way
Johnny:
All right, is everyone ready?
Sprites:
Yeah!
Johnny:
Here we go.
In Germany you say "Guten Tag"
Sprites:
Guten Tag
Johnny:
In Israel say "shalom (שלם)"
Sprites:
Shalom
Johnny:
Say "jambo" when in Kenya
And "buon giorno" when in Rome
Basil:
Jambo
Ginger:
Buon giorno
Lily:
'Cause you can't simply say "Hey, what's up?!"
When you are far from home
Johnny:
Everybody's got a language everywhere you go
Johnny and Lily:
There are so, so many ways to say hello
Basil:
Hi, pal.
Johnny:
Ready for more?
Sprites:
Sure!
Johnny:
In Ireland you say "dia dhuit"
Sprites:
Dia dhuit
Johnny:
In Iran you say "salaam"
Sprites:
Salaam
Johnny:
Say "hola" in Bolivia
Say "chao" in Vietnam
Ginger:
Hola
Root:
Chao
Lily:
In India you say "namaste"
Johnny and the Sprites:
Namaste
Lily:
"Hafa adai" in Guam
Sprites:
Hafa adai
Johnny and Lily:
Gotta greet your buddies in Brazil and Borneo
Johnny and the Sprites:
There are so, so many ways to say "hello"
Basil and Ginger:
It's fun to talk like the locals
When in a different land
Johnny and Lily:
So if you want to make a pal
Use words they'll understand
Root:
I can do that
Lily:
In Denmark you can say "gooddag"
Basil, Ginger, and Root:
Goddag
Johnny:
In England say "'allo"
Sprites:
'Allo
Johnny:
Sing this little ditty and the words will flow
'Cause you're just remembering a song ya' know
Johnny and Lily:
Doesn't matter if your name's José or Joe
Johnny and the Sprites:
There are so, so many ways to say "hello."
Category:Johnny and the Sprites songs
Category:Playhouse Disney songs