It's a Long Way to Tipperary
Irish music hall song adopted as a marching song / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Tipperary (song).
"It's a Long Way to Tipperary" (or "It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary") is an English music hall song first performed in 1912 by Jack Judge, and written by Judge and Harry Williams, though authorship of the song has long been disputed.[1][2][3]
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"It's a Long Way to Tipperary" | |
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Published | 1912 |
Genre | Music Hall, patriotic song, marching anthem |
Songwriter(s) | Jack Judge and Harry Williams |
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It was recorded in 1914 by Irish tenor John McCormack. It was used as a marching song among soldiers in the First World War and is remembered as a song of that war. Welcoming signs, in the referenced town of Tipperary, Ireland, humorously declare, "You've come a long way" in reference to the song.[4]