"It''s a Long, Long Way to Tipperary" (1922) is a light comedic pop song by Jack Judge and Harry Williams, published in 1912. Though it's become associated with its popularity as a British army marching song, the lyrics are of a gentle romantic comedy sort, and not at all martial.

joHn Kennedy Jr. sings and appears on the cover image here on our SoundCloud edition. For the archival version (linked below) we've retained the cover of the sheet music we scanned and ran through OMR. We hope this arrangement pulls it back from its marching days and closer to a cozy pub or friendly dance hall where we at least, imagine its origins.

There's a sing-along version on SoundSlice at: www.soundslice.com/slices/lhb4c.

For midi, musicxml, braille, a piano only version and the original sheet music cover, visit the Internet Archive at: archive.org/details/itslongwaytotipp00unse_omr.

Produced by @MLucas. Special thanks to joHn Kennedy, Jr.

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It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary

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