It's a Long Way to Tipperary
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"It's a 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.
Sheet music cover
Sheet music cover
Sculpture in Tipperary Town, Ireland, commemorating the song
The song was so popular that its title is referenced in English in this German propaganda poster for distribution in occupied France.
War song
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A war song is a musical composition that relates to war, or a society's attitudes towards war. It may be pro-war, anti-war, or simply a description of everyday life during war times.
It's a Long Way to Tipperary
…disputed. 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. Jack Judge's parents were…
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