John Judge (3 December 1872 – 25 July 1938) was an English songwriter and music-hall entertainer best remembered for writing the song "It's a Long Way to Tipperary".

However, many people, including the Judge family, dispute this and say the song was written in his home town of Oldbury.

The legal rights to "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" was purchased by a British music publishing company, Feldman, for £5.

[citation needed] John McCormack recorded the song in 1914, which gave it worldwide popularity.

Written before the outbreak of war, this is one of his few serious songs, and is a sensitive comment about the working man's compassion for others during hard times.