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movie series, this time as "The More We Get Together", in ''

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Lyrics

Original

:Oh, the more we are together, :Together, together, :Oh, the more we are together, :The merrier we'll be. :For your friends are my friends :And my friends are your friends. :So the more we are together, :The merrier we'll be.

Later

:The more we get together, :Together, together, :The more we get together, :The happier we'll be. :For your friends are my friends :And my friends are your friends. :The more we get together, :The happier we'll be.

References

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