Someone named Lisa wrote to me:
Hello
I’m looking for suggestions on hello and goodbye songs for a playgroup/music class I’m creating for my friends and family.
Thought it would be great to begin and end a session properly. I’d like them in English for this project.
Happy New Year!
Lisa
At our library, they sing the Open Shut Them Song at the beginning and end of each class. Here’s the version the librarians sing at the beginning of each program:
Open, Shut Them
Open, shut them.
Open, shut them.
Give a little clap, clap, clap.Open, shut them
Open, shut them.
Put them in your lap, lap, lap.Creep them, creep them,
Creep them, creep them,
Right up to your chin, chin, chin.Open wide your little mouth,
But do not let them in.
Open and close your hands when you sing “Open, shut them” and then follow the words to the song with the corresponding hand movements while you sing. On “do not let them in” hide your hands behind your back.
At the end of the “class” we sing the song in the following way…
Open, Shut Them
Open, shut them.
Open, shut them.
Give a little clap, clap, clap.Open, shut them
Open, shut them.
Put them in your lap, lap, lap.Wave them, wave them,
Wave them, wave them,
High up in the sky, sky, sky.Wave to me, I’ll wave to you,
Let’s all say “Bye, bye.”
There’s another Hello Song that keeps running through my head (since I read Lisa’s question). I just realized where I heard it from. It was the Hello Song from my daughter’s preschool. It went:
Hello, hello, hello, hello,
Hello, hello, when you say hello you make a friend.
Say hello and make a friend.
My husband pointed out that he always remembered the Hello Song from The Magic Garden, a kids show that was aired in New York in the 1970’s. You can hear it here.
If you would like to suggest other “hello” and “goodbye” songs, please comment below.
Thanks!
Mama Lisa
UPDATE: My sister-in-law Dale read this post and offered to sing some songs that she used to sing to her preschool classes. Check them out in my next blog entry.
PS Here are some other Hello and Goodbye Songs…
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January 22nd, 2007 at 12:11 am
Hi~My three and four year old preschool class sing this song every morning.
Good morning everybody how are you…I’m Fine
Good morning everybody how are you…I’m fine
Good morning everybody good morning everybody good morning everybody how you are you good …I’m fine
(The you go through the class)
Good morning Cody how are you? (The child says) I’m fine
Good morning Sam how are you?…I’m fine
Good morning Kate how are you?…I’m fine
Good morning everybody good morning everybody good morning everybody how are you…I’m fine
(as you sing the song you clap with every word)
I hope this helps. My kids love this song and really get into it. The words are easy so they learn it fast.
January 28th, 2007 at 9:17 am
I am playgroup worker, this is a song we sing, at the end of the session.
(All hold hands together in a circle)
SHAKE A FRIENDS HAND, AND SAY GOODBYE
SHAKE A FRIENDS HAND, AND SAY GOODBYE
SHAKE A FRIENDS HAND, AND SAY GOODBYE
SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT TIME
or you can change the lastword for next week etc…
January 31st, 2007 at 8:37 pm
My son sings this in pre-school
Goodbye, I’ll see you next time
Goodbye, I’ll see you next time
Goodbye, I’ll see you next time, we had a happy day
Goodbye!
Followed by the kids saying goodbye and waving!
March 1st, 2007 at 8:48 am
What are the tunes of the songs?
October 17th, 2007 at 9:31 am
We do the song similar to Brenda’s
“Hello Alan Smith, how are you?”
“Hello Alan Smith, how are you?”
“Hello Alan Smith, it’s so nice to see you”
“Hello Alan Smith, how are you?”
Tune is:
Hel – lo Alan Smith how are you?
G C C C C B C D
Hel – lo Alan Smith how are you?
G D D D D C D E
Hel – lo Alan Smith its so nice to see you
G F F D F F E E E C
Hel – lo Alan Smith how are you?
E D D D C B B C
Rhythm is:
Hel – lo Alan Smith how are you?
1 2 3 4 1 2 3
Hel – lo Alan Smith how are you?
4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3
Hel – lo Alan Smith its so nice to see you
4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
The child can reply with teir own feelings (“I’m happy”, I’m well”), it is their choice. Thus we have covered PSH (Personal, Social, Health) lesson into the song.
Reply from the child is not not needed, though.
October 28th, 2007 at 9:01 pm
Hello song that my daughter sings in preschool…
Hello Melissa, Hello Melissa, Hello Melissa
We’re glad you came today
(say) Hello Melissa (Melissa replies Hello/Hi)
(repeat Hello [insert kid’s name])
Goodbye song that my daughter sang at Music Camp…
Now it’s time to say Goodbye
Music class is over
We had fun, but now we’re done
Music class is over
Goobye Melissa (Melissa replies Goodbye)
(repeat Goodbye [insert kid’s name])
July 5th, 2008 at 11:44 am
one that we used to sing at toddler group(works well with register) –
TEACHER
John Smith, John Smith,
Where are you?
CHILD (shaking hands with teacher)
Here I am, Here I am,
How do you do
September 8th, 2008 at 3:34 am
Here’s one
Open and shut them
Open and shut them
Raise your hands up high
Open and shut them
Open and shut them
Time to say goodbye
Goodbye!
March 11th, 2009 at 11:58 am
giggle these are fun to tag along but i love the hello good bye song :D
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Hey yall,
this is the song i like to start the day with the song entitled the good morning train song. It goes something like this..
The good morning train is coming how are you cho cho
The good morning train is coming how are you cho cho
The good morning train is coming
The good morning train is coming
The good morning train is coming how are you cho cho
**(make arm movement like a train conductor pulling the bell for cho choo && have the children clap to the rythem of the song while the instructor is singing the lyrics**
And will all say hi to (kids name) Marissa when it comes cho cho
And will all say Kevin when it comes cho cho
and will all say hi to Carina and will all say hi to Kendra and will all say hi to Martin when it comes cho cho.
And after you sing it so everyone has a chance to say there name you sing..
And will all say hi to everyone
and will all say hi to everyone
and will all say hi to everyone when it come CHOO CHOO.
another song you can sing is
hello everybody and how are you (while waving)
how are you
how are you
hello everybody and how are you
how are you today
stomp your feet everybody and how are you
how are you
how are you
stomp your feet everybody and how are you; how are you today
clap you hands everybody(different actions)
and how are you
how are you
how are you
clap your hands everybody and how are you how are you today
&& for the end of class I sing..
Its time to say goodbye
its time to say goodbye
its been lots of fun and games today
good bye
good bye
good bye:)
June 8th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
[…] Friday, I was asked for the lyrics to some Hello and Goodbye songs. My sister-in-law Dale read the post and offered to sing some songs that she used to sing to her […]
August 5th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
At the end of each class we sing:
“Goodbye everybody, toodooloo, toodooloo, toodooloo.
Goodbye everybody, toodooloo.
We’ll see you the next time. Have a good afternoon, OK!”
You can substitute other words for “afternoon” such as “vacation”, “summer”, or “weekend”, etc.
November 30th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
Goodbye _____, (Child’s name)
Goodbye _____,
Goodbye _____,
Until we meet again.
We sing this to each child and change Goodbye to other languages that they speak at home. (Ciao, Salam, Adios)
December 8th, 2009 at 7:41 am
hi everyone i used to work in a sen school and we used to sing…
hello harry
hello harry
where are you…
child says here i am
here i am
how do you do. ( wave at this stage)
and for good bye we used to sing
now its time to say goodbye, goodbye harry off you fly,
now its time to say good bye, goodbye lucy off you jump etc
changing the way they leave the circle for each child :D
run
jump
hop
skip
fly
dance
etc :D
i loved these songs but also at home time we used to sing a lovely song
now the day is over we lift our hands and say thankyou heavenly farther for today, were sorry for the wrong things, but glad about the right, keep us heavenly farther in your love tonight.
hope these are helpfull :D :D
February 17th, 2010 at 8:04 pm
we sing this these songs ….
Its time to sing hello… its time to sing hello, kim kim kim can say(hello) and we let the kids tap the floor or shoulders or whatever… its the same with goodbye…
kim is looking through the window she’s looking through the window kim is looking through the window to see a friend she knows… ( she then finds a friend says their name and hello.)
I have a name you have a name i must call u by your name its kim kim thats your name… kim then says hello
June 21st, 2010 at 1:17 pm
I am a new grandmother of twins & love learning new songs.
I would greatly appreciate the original tune these go to so I know how to sing them to my grandbabies.
Thank you all.
February 27th, 2011 at 10:39 pm
It’s time to say goodbye, say Bye-Bye-Bye
Bye-Bye-Bye, Bye-Bye-Bye
It’s time to say goodbye, say Bye-Bye-Bye
Thank you & Good bye.,
This is what were singing in my nursery class.,
Easy for them to sing & remember the lines especially for an EFL learner.
March 5th, 2011 at 11:58 am
Good Morning song I’ve used in my Pre-K class for years (to the tune of If You’re Happy and You Know it):
Good Morning, Good Morning how are you? (clap, clap)
Good Morning, Good Morning how are you? (clap, clap)
How are you this special day, I’m glad you came to play,
Good Morning, Good Morning how are you? (clap, clap)
September 23rd, 2011 at 4:28 am
hello ,teacher
hello , mom
hello ,hello, everyone
Good morning Teacher
Good morning mom
Good morning Good morning every one
Goodbye ,Teacher
Goodbye ,mom
Goodbye ,Goodbye ,everyone
September 30th, 2011 at 9:39 am
I truly like these songs. I am an English teacher and was searching for some good songs for children from 3-5 and I found some very interesting stuff in here.
January 1st, 2012 at 7:09 pm
hello how are you
hello how are you
hello how are you how are you today
Alice is here today
Alice is here today
Alice is here today
nice to see you Alice
and so on
you can maybe give them something like a laminated photo of them with Velcro on the back and they can put on the wall
January 10th, 2012 at 3:00 pm
Goodbye song with signs…great for SEN and young children
Goodbye children – thumbs up, wave and point to the children
Goodbye children – repeat actions
Goodbye children – repeat actions
Its time – point to your watch or a clock
to say – point to your mouth
goodbye – thumbs up and wave
July 22nd, 2012 at 8:10 pm
Shalom Song
Hello, hello, shalom, shalom.
Tell me how you are ha yom.
I’m fine thanks, todah rabah.
We welcome you, baruchabah.
Shalom to (name), so nice to see you.
Shalom to (name), so good to see you too.
Repeat last two lines substituting each child’s name until you’ve gone around the whole room. Have everyone wave to each specific child as they greet him/her.
I also wrote my own English version. Here it is:
Hello, hello, good day, good day.
Tell me how you are today.
I’m fine thanks, and how are you?
We welcome you, we truly do.
Hello to (name), so nice to see you.
Hello to (name), so good to see you too.
Please e-mail me if you want the tune! i_luv_falsetto@comcast.net
Thank you very much!
September 16th, 2012 at 10:56 am
Hi I’m a French schoolteacher and I ‘m lookin for this song and the text. I have the cd arrnaged by Susan Vicks.
Can you give me all the text?
Thanks
Sisi
Say Hello everybody
Say Hello everybody!
How do you do?X3
Say Hello everybody
How do you do? How are you today?
Clap hands everybody!
How do you do? X3
Clap hands everybody!
How do you do? How are you today?
July 31st, 2013 at 10:07 pm
This is a hello/goodbye song we sign at my daughters early headstart group, parents need to sign because the children are under the age of 2 yrs.
Good morning, Good morning, Good morning to you. Good morning to (child’s name) it’s good to have you hear. Repeat for each child.
(Good-bye song)
It’s time to clap and wave and say good-bye (sign 3 times) Good-bye (child’s name). Say each child’s name ( three times). We’ll see you next time
April 29th, 2014 at 11:23 pm
I’m looking for the “I sing good morning to you, you sing good morning to me, the French say “bonjour”
April 30th, 2014 at 8:19 am
There’s a song in “Singin in the Rain” where they sing good morning in different languages at the end. You can see it at the link below…
http://www.learn-english-online.org/Lesson17/song17.html
May 24th, 2014 at 2:07 pm
have you heard the foot ball song nice one Cyril? well this song is sang to that tunes choirs . you would change the name to whoever the child is let say the child’s named Emma
Hello Emma
Hello Emma
Hello Emma
it’s nice to see you here
and goodbye
Bye bye Emma
Bye bye Emma
bye bye Emma
it’s been at lot of fun
October 24th, 2014 at 5:48 pm
Good morning to you,
Good morning to you,
Good morning dear children!
Good morning to you!
Sung to the “Happy Birthday to You” tune.
August 8th, 2015 at 9:30 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7wc3t9WSfs
September 22nd, 2015 at 4:58 am
Dear Mama Lisa,
May I suggest to you this Goodbye song by a young french Aurelie…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-8hPnV0_tk
All the best to you. ;)
friendly
Daniel (from France)
October 6th, 2015 at 6:17 am
Godbye now,
goodbye now,
the clock says we’re done.
We’ll see you on Thursday (or whatever the next day of class is)
for more swimming fun.
Very nice other also.