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Sheet music cover Sculpture in Tipperary Town, Ireland, commemorating the song "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.
John Judge (3 December 1872 – 25 July 1938) was an English songwriter and music-hall entertainer best remembered for writing the song "It's a Long Way to Tipperary".Judge originally wrote and sang the song in 1912, but the far more widely known John McCormack acquired greater name recognition with the song.
Tipperary" is the name of an Irish-oriented love song written in 1907 by Leo Curley, James M. Fulton and J. Fred Helf, and was performed by early recording star Billy Murray. The full lyrics can be found at [1] and [2] .
"If You Want to Know the Time, Ask a Policeman" (Edward Rogers and Augustus Durandeau) sung by James Fawn. "It's a Bit of a Ruin That Cromwell Knocked About a Bit" (Harry Bedford; Terry Sullivan) sung by Marie Lloyd. "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" (1914) [2] (Jack Judge and Harry Williams) sung by Florrie Forde.
This is a list of songs about County Tipperary, Ireland. “Any Tipperary town” -written by Pat Ely, recorded by many artists including Daniel O'Donnell . “ Brennan on the Moor ” - 19th Century ballad.
"The Holland Handkerchief" – an Irish version of The Suffolk Miracle (Child #272), sung by County Leitrim singer Mary McPartlan, Connie Dover and others [62] [63] " I Am Stretched on Your Grave " – translation of a 17th-century Irish-language poem, " Táim Sínte ar do Thuama ", first recorded by Philip King , later by Sinéad O'Connor .
It’s a long way to Tipperary was written in 1909 and published in 1912 and became famous during the Great War 1914 – 1918. The royalties from this and other songs made Harry a wealthy man, which enabled him to buy The Plough, the cottage and surrounding land for his parents.
The song is sung by Joan Fontaine and a group of British soldiers in the 1942 film This Above All. The song was included in the 1969 musical Oh! What a Lovely War and in the 1970 musical film Darling Lili. The song is heard playing in the background of the train station scene in Episode 4 of the fourth season of the British drama Upstairs ...