It's a Long Way to Tipperary is a British music hall and marching song written by Jack Judge and Harry Williams (Henry James Williams), a song that, allegedly, was written for a 5 shilling bet in Stalybridge, on the 30 January 1912 and performed the next night at the local music hall. Jack's parents were Irish, and his grandparents came from Tipperary.[
Author: Jack Judge and Harry Williams