<P> In 1917, Miss Alice Smyth Burton Jay sued song publishers Chappell & Co. for $100,000, alleging she wrote the tune in 1908 for a song played at the Alaska--Yukon--Pacific Exposition promoting the Washington apple industry . The chorus began "I'm on my way to Yakima ." The court appointed Victor Herbert to act as expert advisor and dismissed the suit in 1920, since the authors of "Tipperary" had never been to Seattle and Victor Herbert testified the two songs were not similar enough to suggest plagiarism . </P> <P> Williams' family got together in 2012 to have Harry Williams officially re-credited with the song . They shared their archives with the Imperial War Museums . The family estate still receives royalties from the song . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (November 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (November 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr>

Pack up your troubles it's a long way to tipperary