Luis: Each time we meet
At work or the street
We always say hello
But you say
Maria: Hola
Luis: And I say, hola
Both: It`s a word that we both know
Hola means hi
Hello, not goodbye
Why, everywhere you go
Maria: The girls say hola
Luis: The boys say hola
Both: `Cause hola means hello
(they dance as background voices oooh and ahhh)
Both: It`s not just a fad
Tell Mommy and Dad
That hola`s what to say
Luis: So try an hola
Maria: Repeat, say hola
Both: Tell them hola`s here to stay
Maria: Latins from Alaska
Or from Spain or Saint Nebraska
All say hola when they mean hello
Luis: Latins from Havana
Or Detroit or Old Montana
Know that`s just how the old greeting goes
Both: Latins from Queens and the hip Argentines
Say hola when greeting each other
We know the way, we can all say
Hola, what`s happening, brother?
Take it from us
And don`t make a fuss
We want you in the know
So just say hola
Come on, say hola
Say hola instead of hello