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It may be far to Tipperary it's a longer way to Tennessee, 1914

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Title	It may be far to Tipperary it's a longer way to Tennessee, 1914
Topical entry	Performing Arts Music Military History World War I World War, 1914-1918--Songs and music Popular music--1911-1920
Geographic entry	Tipperary (Ireland)--Songs and music Tennessee--Songs and music
Description	Based on the English Music Hall song, "It's A Long Way To Tipperary" (1912, by Harry Williams and Jack Judge) which became a favorite and famous marching song of the British Expeditionary Force at the very outbreak of World War I in August, 1914, this Tin Pan Alley takeoff by lyricist Arthur J. Lamb and composer Alfred Solman was written in those first months of war (1914) and features a soldier with a sweetheart not from Tipperary (Ireland) but rather from Tennessee, already famous as the Volunteer State. Forms part of the Kenneth A. Kanter American Music and Theatre Collection. 1 sheet music publication (5 p.)
Creator	Solman, Alfred, 1868-1937 (Composer)
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219.
Contributors	Lamb, Arthur J. (Lyricist); Joe Morris Music Co. (Publisher)
Date	1914
Type	Text; Sheet music covers; Scores, music
Format	image/tiff
Identifier	KAKC-It May Be Far to Tipperary-TN
Language	English
Relation	Kenneth A. Kanter American Music and Theatre Collection
Coverage	1910-1919
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks-KAKC-Box 22-It May Be Far to Tipperary-TN