It's a Long Way to Tipperary

It's A Long Way To Tipperary is a music hall and marching song written by Jack Judge and Harry (Henry James) Williams in 1912. It was popularised during World War I by the Connaught Rangers as they marched through Boulogne on 13 August 1914, witnessed by Daily Mail correspondent George Curnock, and reported on 18 August 1914. It was then picked up by other soldiers in the British Army.

Up to mighty London came an Irishman one day

As the streets are paved with gold, sure, everyone was gay

Singing songs of Piccadilly, Strand and Leicester Square

Till Paddy got excited, then he shouted to them there:

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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!"

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