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| "For All We Know" | |
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| Song | |
| Published | 1934 by Leo Feist, Inc. |
| Composer(s) | J. Fred Coots |
| Lyricist(s) | Sam M. Lewis |
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There are alternative verses but the main lyrics start: "For all we know we may never meet again...". [2]
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