Also known as "It's A Long Way To Tipperary," "The Tipperary Song" or simply "Tipperary," this was the first hit song of World War One in the UK, though there is some controversy over its origin, as explained by Richard Anthony Baker in his 2005 monograph British Music Hall: An Illustrated History.

It's perhaps the most famous Irish song of all, but although most regard it as a British song, evidence shows "It's A Long Way to Tipperary" is part of both cultures. "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" is universally known - it's sold millions of copies and German soldiers even used to sing it in translation during the First World War.