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 My heart's right there Up to mighty London came An Irish lad one day As the streets were paved with gold So 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 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 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 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 My heart's right 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 My heart's right there It's a long long way to Tipperary But my heart's right there