It's a Long Way to Tipperary
Originally a British music hall song written in 1912 by Jack Judge and Harry Williams, "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" became the most iconic marching anthem of World War I. It was famously sung by the Connaught Rangers as they marched through Boulogne in August 1914, and a Daily Mail correspondent's report made it an instant sensation.
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Up to mighty London came an Irishman one day,
As the streets are paved with gold, sure ev'ryone was gay,
Singing songs of Piccadilly, Strand, and Leicester Square,
Till Paddy got excited, then he shouted to them there:It's a long way to Tipperary,
It's a long way to go.
It's a long way to Tipperary
To the sweetest girl I know!
Goodbye, Piccadilly,
Farewell, Leicester Square!
It's a long long way to Tipperary,
But my heart's right there.Paddy wrote a letter to his Irish Molly-O,
Saying, "Should you not receive it, write and let me know!"
"If I make mistakes in spelling, Molly, dear," said he,
"Remember, it's the pen that's bad, don't lay the blame on me!"It's a long way to Tipperary,
It's a long way to go.
It's a long way to Tipperary
To the sweetest girl I know!
Goodbye, Piccadilly,
Farewell, Leicester Square!
It's a long long way to Tipperary,
But my heart's right there.