You say yes, I say no
You say stop and I say go, go, go
Oh, no
You say goodbye and I say hello
Hello, hello
I don't know why you say goodbye
I say hello
Hello, hello
I don't know why you say goodbye
I say hello

I say high, you say low
You say why, and I say I don't know
Oh, no
You say goodbye and I say hello
(Hello, goodbye, hello, goodbye)
Hello, hello
(Hello, goodbye)
I don't know why you say goodbye
I say hello
(Hello, goodbye, hello, goodbye)
Hello, hello
(Hello, goodbye)
I don't know why you say goodbye
(Hello, goodbye)
I say hello

Why, why, why, why, why, why
Do you say goodbye
Goodbye, bye, bye, bye, bye

Oh, no
You say goodbye and I say hello
Hello, hello
I don't know why you say goodbye
I say hello
Hello, hello
I don't know why you say goodbye
I say hello

You say yes
(I say yes)
I say no
(But I may mean no)
You say stop
(I can stay)
But I say go, go, go
(Till it's time to go)
Oh
Oh, no
You say goodbye and I say hello
Hello, hello
I don't know why you say goodbye
I say hello
Hello, hello
I don't know why you say goodbye
I say hello
Hello, hello
I don't know why you say goodbye
I say hello-whoa-whoa
Hello-o-o

Hey-la, hey-la-hello-a
Hey-la, hey-la-hello-a (cha oom-cha oom-cha)
Hey-la, hey-la-hello-a (whoo-oo)
Hey-la, hey-la-hello-a (hey-la)
Hey-la, hey-la-hello-a (cha oom-cha oom-cha)
Hey-la, hey-la-hello-a (whoo-hoo)
Hey-la, hey-la-hello-a (cha oom-cha)
Hey-la, hey-la-hello-a (cha oom-cha)
Hey-la, hey-la-hello-a