hello
alt. of hallo itself an alt. of holla, hollo. shout to attract attention 1st recorded 1588. Perhaps from holla! "stop, cease." Popularity as a greeting coincides with use of the telephone where it won out over Bell's suggestion ahoy.
Timmy is an average kid that no one understands
Mom
and Dad and Vicky always giving him commands
But gloom and doom up in his room
Is broken instantly
By his magic little fish who grant his every wish
'Cause in reality they are his
Odd pare