The song is called ?It's?A?Long?Long?Way?To?Tipperary
The author of the song is concert hall performer and composer Jack Juge, born in 1872 In Worcestershire, West Midlands, England, the pinnacle of his life's musical works is this song "It's?a?long?way?to?Tipperary". His father and grandparents are from Ireland, and his grandparents' hometown is Tipperary. ?
On the night of January 31, 1912, the melody of this song sounded for the first time at Stalybridge Grand Theatre, and the singer was the female singer Florrie Ford. The song is very witty, cheerful and catchy, so it became a blockbuster. ?
During a trip to Dublin in 1913-1914, Jack Juge met some soldiers from the "Connaught Rangers" unit of the Royal Irish Regiment. They had been stationed at Tipperary in the early days. As a result, the song instantly became a hit among the troops. ?
On August 18, 1914, George Curnock, a reporter for the British "Daily Mail" reported that the "Connaught Rangers" of the Royal Irish Regiment sang this song full of Irish characteristics. , marching into the live action of Bren. This allowed It's?a?Long?Way?to?Tipperary to enter the European continent. In 1914, the famous Irish singer John McCormack sang this song, which finally became a sensation and became popular all over the world. At that time, the British, French, Germans, Russians, Americans, and even the Chinese knew this song!
It's?a?Long?Way?to?Tipperary has become a symbol of Britain's heyday and is known as the second national anthem of the United Kingdom (of course Rule Britannia should be the orthodox second national anthem of the United Kingdom, ha). Sung by soldiers (particularly loved by the navy), it has appeared in no less than ten versions in many languages. Each version is quite witty and fun, full of fun that belongs to a group.
For example, the lyrics in the French version will appear?Hooray?poor?les?francais and Goodbye England-au?revoir?Angleterre~?
Lyrics:
Up?to ?mighty?London?
Came?an?Irishman?one?day.?
As?the?streets?are?paved?with?gold?
Sure,?everyone?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,?< /p>
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.?
(repeat)?
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!?
< p>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,?
< p>For?love?has?fairly?drove?me?silly:?Hoping?you're?the?same!?
It's?a?long?way? to?Tippe
rary,?
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?Fran?ais?
Farewell?Angleterre.?
We?didn't?know?how?to?tickle?Mary,?
But?we?learnt?how?over?there.
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