NOTES AND COMMENTS
Aylmer Express Newspaper
“It’s a Long Way to Tipperary” has become the marching song of the British army, and as it is not widely known in this country, we print the words below:
Up to mighty London came an Irish-
man one day,
As the streets were 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:
Chorus –
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,
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.”
Molly wrote a neat reply to Irish paddy
-O,
Saying, “Mike Maloney wants to marry
me, and so,
Leave the Stand and Piccadilly, or
you’ll be to blame,
For love has fairly drove me silly,
and hoping you’re the same.
http://www.firstworldwar.com/audio/itsalongwaytotipperary.htm
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Tipperary, Ireland
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Two Springfield men were assessed $16 each for engaging in a pugilistic encounter. Magistrate Hunt told them that if they wanted to fight they should enlist and go to the front.
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