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Everyone needs a good Hello Song.

Say Hello
(triplets instead of eigth notes)
The B section:
Well you walk through the room and you move through the space, and you're looking for a friend with a smile on their face and when you find them you stop... and shake their hand, then you sing the song again... cause that's the plan!


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