It’s a Long Way to Tipperary
By RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (88284)
Daytona Beach, Florida
August 23, 2025 3:05pm CST
The song “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary” is an enjoyable British music hall song and was written in 1912. It became a popular song among soldiers in WWI. The song refers to the county of Tipperary in Ireland. The song has been used in many different movies, like the 1970 musical Darling Lili in which it was sung by Julie Andrews, and in Me and My Gal from 1942, starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly. The song was sung by the cast of The Mary Tyler Moore Show as they march off-screen in the series' final episode.
Who knows this song? Who has seen the final episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show? I found that last scene on YouTube for those who enjoyed the show and are nostalgic.
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@LindaOHio (198702)
• United States
24 Aug
I know the song and the MTM episode. I loved that program.
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@Vikingswest1 (7380)
• United States
24 Aug
I know the song, I know the show and I watched that last episode.
The series is set in Minneapolis. Not many shows used Minneapolis as a backdrop.
Living there at the time, I followed the series from beginning to end. I watched two of the three spin offs from the show. Rhoda and Lou Grant. I never watched Phyllis.
I loved that show.
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@Vikingswest1 (7380)
• United States
7h
@RasmaSandra
Yes, it was. There's an over the air station that plays the show here.
@RasmaSandra (88284)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17h
@Vikingswest1 it was a fantastic show
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@celticeagle (178811)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Aug
So this song has a nice history. I like songs from that era.
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@RasmaSandra (88284)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Aug
@celticeagle were you a fan of the Mary Tyler Moore Show?
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@celticeagle (178811)
• Boise, Idaho
18h
@RasmaSandra ......Oh, sure. There were several like it liked.
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@RasmaSandra (88284)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17h
@JudyEv always loved such songs
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@Deepizzaguy (113420)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Aug
A nice way to end a television series with that song.
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@RasmaSandra (88284)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17h
@Deepizzaguy it was very clever of them to do that
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@RasmaSandra (88284)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Aug
@AmbiePam that was one finale that made me cry
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@RasmaSandra (88284)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17h
@Juliaacv what a nice memory for you, Now you know the last episode,
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