It's A Long Long Way To Tipperary 1914 JPitt-Payne

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 31Dec2013
2013

Up to mighty London
came an Irishman one day,
As the streets are paved with gold
sure ev'ry man was gay;
Singing songs of Piccadilly
Strand and Leicester Square.
Till Paddy got excited
then 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!

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!

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!

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!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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It's A Long Long Way To Tipperary 1914 JPitt-Payne
by Jack Judge & Harry Williams
© 1914 by B. Feldman & Co.
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a British music hall song written by Jack Judge and co-credited to,
but not co-written by, Henry James "Harry" Williams.
It was allegedly written for a 5 shilling bet in Stalybridge on 30 January 1912
and performed the next night at the local music hall.
Judge's parents were Irish, and his grandparents came from Tipperary
It became popular among soldiers in the First World War
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 31 December 2013 at 17.57
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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