It's a Long Way to Tipperary
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It's a Long Way to Tipperary is a British
music hall
and marching 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
.
on 13 August 1914 by the Daily Mail
correspondent George Curnock, who reported the event in that newspaper on 18 August 1914. The song was then picked up by other units of the British Army
. In November 1914 it was recorded by the well-known tenor John McCormack, which helped contribute to its worldwide popularity.
In 1917, a Miss Alice Smyth Burton Jay sued song publishers Chapell & Co. for $100,000, alleging that the original music was written by her in 1908, for a song played at the Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition promoting the Washington apple industry. The chorus began "I'm on my way to Yakima
." The court selected Victor Herbert
to act as expert advisor and, in 1920, dismissed the suit, based on evidence that the authors of Tipperary had never been to Seattle, and on testimony from Victor Herbert that the two songs were not so similar as to suggest piracy.
, it was featured as one of the songs in the 1951 film On Moonlight Bay
, the 1960s stage musical and film Oh! What a Lovely War
and the 1970 musical Darling Lili
, sung by Julie Andrews
. It was also sung by the prisoners of war in Jean Renoir
's film La Grande Illusion, by the crew of in Wolfgang Petersen
's Das Boot
(that particular arrangement was performed by the Red Army Choir
), as background music in The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming
, and by the newsroom staff in the final episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show
. It is also the second part (the other two being Hanging on the Old Barbed Wire
and Mademoiselle from Armentières
) of the regimental march of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
. Mystery Science Theater 3000
used it twice, once for the final television episode, then sung again by Crow T. Robot
in Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
. It is also sung by British soldiers in the film The Travelling Players directed by the Theo Angelopoulos
, and by Czechoslovak
soldiers in the movie Černí baroni.
This song is not to be confused with a popular song from 1907 simply titled "Tipperary
". Both were sung at different times by early recording star Billy Murray
. Murray, with the American Quartet, sang "It's A Long Way To Tipperary" as a straightforward march, complete with brass, drums and cymbals, with a quick bar of "Rule Britannia" thrown into the instrumental interlude between the first and second verse-chorus combination http://firstworldwar.com/audio/American%20Quartet%20&%20Billy%20Murray%20-%20It's%20A%20Long%20Long%20Way.mp3.
The song is often cited when documentary footage of World War I
is presented. One example of its use is in the annual television special It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
. Snoopy
— who fancies himself as World War I flying ace — dances to a medley of World War I-era songs played by Schroeder
. This song is included, and at that point Snoopy falls into a left-right-left marching pace. Schroeder also played this song in Snoopy Come Home at Snoopy's party. Also, Snoopy was seen singing the song out loud in a series of strips about his going to the 1968 Winter Olympics
.
The cast of The Mary Tyler Moore Show
march off screen singing the song at the conclusion of the series' final episode.
In the 1981 World War II
film Das Boot
, morale is boosted in the U-boat when the German crew sings the song as they start patrolling in the North Atlantic ocean to disturb convoy traffic to Britain. The crew sings it a second time as they cruise toward home port after near disaster.
The Great Escape
video game features the song as its theme.
The song is the topic of Bill Caddick's song "The Writing of Tipperary," which was recorded by June Tabor
on her 2000 CD, "A Quiet Eye."
The tune is played by the carrilion in the Sint-Niklaaskerk church in Mesen, Belgium.
It found regained popularity after being sung in the 1998 hit film Goodnight Mister Tom
.
An alternative concluding chorus, bawdy by contemporaneous standards:
playwright and poet, T.P. Kailasam, as part of a wager from a British friend, translated the song into Kannada
, adding witty Kannada-specific lyrics. The resulting song, "Namma Tipparahalli balu Doora" (halli meaning "village" in Kannada), is a popular song in Karnataka
. This version can be heard played by a marching band in the Bengali film
, Pather Panchali
, directed by Satyajit Ray
.
The University of Missouri
uses a version of "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" as a fight song, renamed "Every True Son".
"It's a Long Way from Amphioxus", a parody of this song, is sung by students and scientists as an affirmation of evolution
. It was originally recorded by Sam Hilton and is the official song of the Biological Sciences Division at the University of Chicago
. The chorus goes,
The song is also an example of a partner song, or simultaneous quodlibet
, in that the chorus of the song can be sung at the same time as another well known music hall song, "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag
", in perfect harmony.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
music hall
Music hall
Music Hall is a type of British theatrical entertainment which was popular between 1850 and 1960. The term can refer to:# A particular form of variety entertainment involving a mixture of popular song, comedy and speciality acts...
and marching song written by Jack Judge
Jack Judge
Jack Judge was a song-writer and music-hall entertainer best remembered for writing the song It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary.- Life :...
and co-credited to, but not co-written by, Henry James "Harry" Williams. It was allegedly written for a 5 shilling bet in Stalybridge
Stalybridge
Stalybridge is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 22,568. Historically a part of Cheshire, it is east of Manchester city centre and northwest of Glossop. With the construction of a cotton mill in 1776, Stalybridge became one of...
on 30 January 1912 and performed the next night at the local music hall. Judge's parents were Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
, and his grandparents came from Tipperary
Tipperary
Tipperary is a town and a civil parish in South Tipperary in Ireland. Its population was 4,415 at the 2006 census. It is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly, and is in the historical barony of Clanwilliam....
.
Initial popularity
During the First World War the Irish regiment the Connaught Rangers were witnessed singing this song as they marched through BoulogneBoulogne-sur-Mer
-Road:* Metropolitan bus services are operated by the TCRB* Coach services to Calais and Dunkerque* A16 motorway-Rail:* The main railway station is Gare de Boulogne-Ville and located in the south of the city....
on 13 August 1914 by the Daily Mail
Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
correspondent George Curnock, who reported the event in that newspaper on 18 August 1914. The song was then picked up by other units of the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
. In November 1914 it was recorded by the well-known tenor John McCormack, which helped contribute to its worldwide popularity.
In 1917, a Miss Alice Smyth Burton Jay sued song publishers Chapell & Co. for $100,000, alleging that the original music was written by her in 1908, for a song played at the Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition promoting the Washington apple industry. The chorus began "I'm on my way to Yakima
Yakima, Washington
Yakima is an American city southeast of Mount Rainier National Park and the county seat of Yakima County, Washington, United States, and the eighth largest city by population in the state itself. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 91,196 and a metropolitan population of...
." The court selected Victor Herbert
Victor Herbert
Victor August Herbert was an Irish-born, German-raised American composer, cellist and conductor. Although Herbert enjoyed important careers as a cello soloist and conductor, he is best known for composing many successful operettas that premiered on Broadway from the 1890s to World War I...
to act as expert advisor and, in 1920, dismissed the suit, based on evidence that the authors of Tipperary had never been to Seattle, and on testimony from Victor Herbert that the two songs were not so similar as to suggest piracy.
Content
One of the most popular hits of the time, the song is typical in that it is not a war-like song, which incites the soldiers to glorious deeds. Popular songs in previous wars (such as the Boer Wars) frequently did this. In the First World War however, the most popular songs, like this one and "Keep the Home Fires Burning", concentrated on the longing for home.Usage
First sung on the British music hall stage in 1913 by Florrie FordeFlorrie Forde
Florrie Forde , born Flora May Augusta Flannagan, was an Australian popular singer and entertainer. She was one of the greatest stars of the early 20th century music hall....
, it was featured as one of the songs in the 1951 film On Moonlight Bay
On Moonlight Bay
On Moonlight Bay may refer to:* "On Moonlight Bay" , a popular song by Percy Wenrich * On Moonlight Bay , a musical starring Doris Day...
, the 1960s stage musical and film Oh! What a Lovely War
Oh! What a Lovely War
Oh! What a Lovely War is a musical film based on the stage musical Oh, What a Lovely War! originated by Charles Chilton as a radio play, The Long Long Trail in December 1961, and transferred to stage by Gerry Raffles in partnership with Joan Littlewood and her Theatre Workshop created in 1963,...
and the 1970 musical Darling Lili
Darling Lili
Darling Lili is a 1970 American musical film. The screenplay was written by William Peter Blatty and Blake Edwards, who also directed. The cast included Julie Andrews, Rock Hudson, and Jeremy Kemp.-Plot:...
, sung by Julie Andrews
Julie Andrews
Dame Julia Elizabeth Andrews, DBE is an English film and stage actress, singer, and author. She is the recipient of Golden Globe, Emmy, Grammy, BAFTA, People's Choice Award, Theatre World Award, Screen Actors Guild and Academy Award honors...
. It was also sung by the prisoners of war in Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent era to the end of the 1960s...
's film La Grande Illusion, by the crew of in Wolfgang Petersen
Wolfgang Petersen
Wolfgang Petersen is a German film director and screenwriter. His films include The NeverEnding Story, Enemy Mine, Outbreak, In the Line of Fire, Air Force One, The Perfect Storm, Troy, and Poseidon...
's Das Boot
Das Boot
Das Boot is a 1981 German epic war film written and directed by Wolfgang Petersen, produced by Günter Rohrbach, and starring Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, and Klaus Wennemann...
(that particular arrangement was performed by the Red Army Choir
Red Army Choir
The A.V. Alexandrov Russian army twice red-bannered academic song and dance ensemble , in short, the Alexandrov ensemble is a performing ensemble that serves as the official army choir of the Russian armed forces...
), as background music in The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming is an American comedy film. Based on the Nathaniel Benchley novel The Off-Islanders, the film was directed by Norman Jewison and adapted for the screen by William Rose....
, and by the newsroom staff in the final episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show is an American television sitcom created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns that aired on CBS from 1970 to 1977...
. It is also the second part (the other two being Hanging on the Old Barbed Wire
Hanging on the Old Barbed Wire
Hanging on the Old Barbed Wire is a war song of World War I. The song sarcastically recounts the location of various army members, not to be found in the combat zone, and concludes by describing the location of the old battalion: "hanging on the old barbed wire"...
and Mademoiselle from Armentières
Mademoiselle from Armentières
"Mademoiselle from Armentières" was a song that was sung during World War I. It is also known by its ersatz French line, Hinky Dinky Parley Voo . It was considered a sexy song, and when sung on the radio and TV, as in The Waltons, typically only the first verse was sung...
) of the regimental march of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry is one of the three regular force infantry regiments of the Canadian Army. The regiment is composed of four battalions including a primary reserve battalion, for a total of 2,000 soldiers...
. Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc., that ran from 1988 to 1999....
used it twice, once for the final television episode, then sung again by Crow T. Robot
Crow T. Robot
Crow T. Robot is a fictional character from the American science fiction comedy television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 . Crow is a robot, who, along with others, quips and riffs upon poor-quality B movies.- Overview :...
in Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie is a 1996 theatrical adaptation of the television series Mystery Science Theater 3000, produced and set between seasons 6 and 7 of the show. It was released by Gramercy Pictures and Best Brains with distribution held by Universal Pictures...
. It is also sung by British soldiers in the film The Travelling Players directed by the Theo Angelopoulos
Theo Angelopoulos
Theodoros Angelopoulos is a Greek filmmaker, screenwriter and film producer.-Life:Angelopoulos studied law at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, but after his military service went to Paris to attend the Sorbonne. He soon dropped out to study film at the IDHEC before returning...
, and by Czechoslovak
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
soldiers in the movie Černí baroni.
This song is not to be confused with a popular song from 1907 simply titled "Tipperary
Tipperary (song)
"Tipperary" is the name of an Irish-oriented love song written in 1907 by Leo Curley, James M. Fulton and J. Fred Helf. It is not to be confused with the much better-known song from 1912, "It's a Long Way to Tipperary". Both were sung at different times by early recording star Billy Murray.The...
". Both were sung at different times by early recording star Billy Murray
Billy Murray (singer)
William Thomas "Billy" Murray was one of the most popular singers in the United States in the early decades of the 20th century...
. Murray, with the American Quartet, sang "It's A Long Way To Tipperary" as a straightforward march, complete with brass, drums and cymbals, with a quick bar of "Rule Britannia" thrown into the instrumental interlude between the first and second verse-chorus combination http://firstworldwar.com/audio/American%20Quartet%20&%20Billy%20Murray%20-%20It's%20A%20Long%20Long%20Way.mp3.
The song is often cited when documentary footage of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
is presented. One example of its use is in the annual television special It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is a 1966 American prime time animated television special based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz....
. Snoopy
Snoopy
Snoopy is an fictional character in the long-running comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. He is Charlie Brown's pet beagle. Snoopy began his life in the strip as a fairly conventional dog, but eventually evolved into perhaps the strip's most dynamic character—and among the most recognizable...
— who fancies himself as World War I flying ace — dances to a medley of World War I-era songs played by Schroeder
Schroeder (Peanuts)
Schroeder is a fictional character in the long-running comic strip Peanuts, created by Charles M. Schulz. He is distinguished by his precocious skill at playing the toy piano, as well as by his love of classical music and the composer Ludwig van Beethoven in particular...
. This song is included, and at that point Snoopy falls into a left-right-left marching pace. Schroeder also played this song in Snoopy Come Home at Snoopy's party. Also, Snoopy was seen singing the song out loud in a series of strips about his going to the 1968 Winter Olympics
1968 Winter Olympics
The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble, France and opened on 6 February. Thirty-seven countries participated...
.
The cast of The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show is an American television sitcom created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns that aired on CBS from 1970 to 1977...
march off screen singing the song at the conclusion of the series' final episode.
In the 1981 World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
film Das Boot
Das Boot
Das Boot is a 1981 German epic war film written and directed by Wolfgang Petersen, produced by Günter Rohrbach, and starring Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, and Klaus Wennemann...
, morale is boosted in the U-boat when the German crew sings the song as they start patrolling in the North Atlantic ocean to disturb convoy traffic to Britain. The crew sings it a second time as they cruise toward home port after near disaster.
The Great Escape
The Great Escape (video game)
The Great Escape is a video game which shares a title and similar plot to the movie The Great Escape. It was programmed by Denton Designs, who went on to produce the similarly acclaimed Where Time Stood Still...
video game features the song as its theme.
The song is the topic of Bill Caddick's song "The Writing of Tipperary," which was recorded by June Tabor
June Tabor
June Tabor is an English folk singer.- Early years :June Tabor was inspired to sing by hearing Anne Briggs' EP Hazards of Love in 1965. "I went and locked myself in the bathroom for a fortnight and drove my mother mad. I learned the songs on that EP note for note, twiddle for twiddle. That's how I...
on her 2000 CD, "A Quiet Eye."
The tune is played by the carrilion in the Sint-Niklaaskerk church in Mesen, Belgium.
It found regained popularity after being sung in the 1998 hit film Goodnight Mister Tom
Goodnight Mister Tom (1998 film)
Goodnight Mister Tom is a 1998 film adaptation by ITV of the original book of the same name by Michelle Magorian; the cast featured the veteran British actor John Thaw and was directed by Jack Gold.-Plot:...
.
Lyrics
- Up to mighty London
- Came an Irishman one day.
- As the streets are paved with gold
- Sure, everyone was gay,
- Singing songs of PiccadillyPiccadillyPiccadilly is a major street in central London, running from Hyde Park Corner in the west to Piccadilly Circus in the east. It is completely within the city of Westminster. The street is part of the A4 road, London's second most important western artery. St...
, - StrandStrand, LondonStrand is a street in the City of Westminster, London, England. The street is just over three-quarters of a mile long. It currently starts at Trafalgar Square and runs east to join Fleet Street at Temple Bar, which marks the boundary of the City of London at this point, though its historical length...
and Leicester SquareLeicester SquareLeicester Square is a pedestrianised square in the West End of London, England. The Square lies within an area bound by Lisle Street, to the north; Charing Cross Road, to the east; Orange Street, to the south; and Whitcomb Street, to the west...
, - 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.
- 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.
An alternative concluding chorus, bawdy by contemporaneous standards:
- That's the wrong way to tickle Mary,
- That's the wrong way to kiss.
- Don't you know that over here, lad
- They like it best like this.
- Hooray pour Les Français
- Farewell AngleterreEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. - We didn't know how to tickle Mary,
- But we learnt how over there.
Other versions and adaptations
The KannadigaKannadigas
Kannadiga , or Kannadati is a reference to the people who natively speak the Kannada language. Kannadigas are mainly located in the state of Karnataka in India and in the neighboring states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa and Maharashtra...
playwright and poet, T.P. Kailasam, as part of a wager from a British friend, translated the song into Kannada
Kannada language
Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world...
, adding witty Kannada-specific lyrics. The resulting song, "Namma Tipparahalli balu Doora" (halli meaning "village" in Kannada), is a popular song in Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
. This version can be heard played by a marching band in the Bengali film
Bengali cinema
Bengali cinema refers to the Bengali language filmmaking industries in the Bengal region of South Asia. There are two major film-making hubs in the region: one in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and the other in Dhaka, Bangladesh .The history of cinema in Bengal dates back to the 1890s, when the first...
, Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali is a 1955 Bengali drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray and produced by the Government of the Indian state of West Bengal. Based on Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay's 1929 Bengali novel of the same name, the film was the directorial debut of Ray...
, directed by Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray was an Indian Bengali filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. Ray was born in the city of Kolkata into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature...
.
The University of Missouri
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
uses a version of "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" as a fight song, renamed "Every True Son".
"It's a Long Way from Amphioxus", a parody of this song, is sung by students and scientists as an affirmation of evolution
Evolution
Evolution is any change across successive generations in the heritable characteristics of biological populations. Evolutionary processes give rise to diversity at every level of biological organisation, including species, individual organisms and molecules such as DNA and proteins.Life on Earth...
. It was originally recorded by Sam Hilton and is the official song of the Biological Sciences Division at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
. The chorus goes,
- It's a long way from Amphioxus, It's a long way to us.
- It's a long way from Amphioxus to the meanest human cuss.
- Well, it's goodbye to fins and gill slits, and it's hello teeth and hair!
- It's a long, long way from Amphioxus, but we all came from there.
The song is also an example of a partner song, or simultaneous quodlibet
Quodlibet
A quodlibet is a piece of music combining several different melodies, usually popular tunes, in counterpoint and often a light-hearted, humorous manner...
, in that the chorus of the song can be sung at the same time as another well known music hall song, "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag
Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag
"Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag, and Smile, Smile, Smile" is the full name of a World War I marching song, published in 1915 in London. It was written by George Henry Powell under the pseudonym of "George Asaf", and set to music by his brother Felix Powell...
", in perfect harmony.
External links
- Sheet Music for "It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary", Chappell & Co., Ltd., 1912.
- http://www.stalybridge.org.uk/jack_judge.htm Jack Judge bio
- Full lyrics and early recordings
- Kannada Version written by Kailasam
- Recording by Billy Murray and the American Quartet