It's a Long Way to Tipperary

   Up to mighty London came
An Irish lad one day,
All the streets were paved with gold,
So everyone was gay!
Singing songs of Piccadilly,
Strand, and Leicester Square,
'Til Paddy got excited and
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.

Molly wrote a neat reply
To Irish Paddy O',
Saying, "Mike Maloney wants
To marry me, and so
Leave the Strand and Piccadilly,
Or you'll be to blame,
For love has fairly drove me silly,
Hoping you're the same!"

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.

Canción popularizada durante la Primera Guerra Mundial por el cuerpo de Infantería de los Rangers ingleses. Soldados irlandeses, que eran mayoritarios, del cuerpo adoptaron esta canción popular. Tipperary es un condado, y pueblo, situado en el sur de Irlanda. Poco a poco la popularidad se extendió cantándola otros cuerpos del ejército y pasó a ser casi un himno militar en Francia, Bélgica,… durante la Gran Guerra.

Escrita por Jack Judge y Harry Williams en 1912 tiene múltiples versiones y ha sido utilizada en el cine para ambientar películas bélicas de la época y en espectáculos musicales para el teatro.