It's a long way to tipperary oprindelse?
"It's a Long Way to Tipperary" er en britisk music hall-sang skrevet af Jack Judge og med krediteret til Henry James "Harry" Williams. Den blev angiveligt skrevet til et væddemål på 5 shilling i Stalybridge den 30. januar 1912 og blev opført den næste aften i den lokale music hall. I dag kaldes den almindeligvis "It's a Long Way to Tipperary", men i den originale trykte musik hedder den "It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary". Den blev populær blandt soldater under Første Verdenskrig og er husket som en sang fra den krig.
"It's a Long Way to Tipperary" is a British music hall song written by Jack Judge and co-credited to 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. Now commonly called "It's a Long Way to Tipperary", the original printed music calls it "It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary". It became popular among soldiers in the First World War and is remembered as a song of that war.
It's a Long Way to Tipperary