It's a long way to Tipperary

Up to mighty London came 
An Irish lad one day, 
All the streets were paved with gold, 
So everyone was gay! 
Singing songs of Piccadilly, 
Strand, and Leicester Square, 
'Til Paddy got excited and 
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. 

Extra Verse, From World War One 

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 le Francais! 
Farewell, Angleterre! 
We didn't know the way to tickle Mary, 
But we learned how, over there!