| "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" | |
|---|---|
 Sheet music cover | |
| Song | |
| Published | 1912 |
| Genre | Music Hall, patriotic song, marching anthem |
| Songwriter(s) | Jack Judge and Harry Williams |
"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]
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 town of Tipperary, Ireland, humorously declare "You've come a long way" in reference to the song.[4]
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