X: 1
T: Munster Bank (A major) / Murphy's Polka / Johnny Leary's Polka / Dan Sweeney's Polka
C: traditional
O: Ireland
R: Polka
N: also played in G major
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from the Abbey Céilí Band's album
D: 1978: Denis Doody: Kerry Music
D: 1981: Johnny Reidy: Full Polka Set. Ireland's Number One
D: 1986: Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich: Music for the Sets, Vol. 1 - Round The House
D: 1993: Declan Masterson: Tropical Trad
D: 1996: Séamus Begley & Stephen Cooney: Meitheal (named 'Johnny Leary's Polka')
D: 1998: Johnny Reidy & The Sliabh Luachra Ceili Band: Music for Set Dancing Vol. II (last tune in Sliabh Luachra Set, Fig. 1)
D: 2000: The Abbey Céilí Band: Bruach an tSuláin (named 'Murphy's Polka')
D: 2001: Broken String: Memoire Celte, Vol. 2
D: 2002: Four Men and a Dog: Maybe Tonight (last tune in the 'West Kerry Set')
D: 2004: Michael Sexton: Mad the Dance, Vol. 2
D: 2004: Hanz Araki: Six of One, Five of the Other (name 'Aontas Polka')
D: 2005: The Fuchsia Band: The Fuchsia Band (named 'Murphy's Polka')
D: 2006: Ellery Klein & Ryan Lacey: Step Into The Beat: Modern Irish Dance Music (first tune in 'Beginner's Reel 177')
D: 2010: Gabe McVarish: Eclection (last tune in the 'Polkas' set)
D: 2013: Mairearad Green & Anna Massie: Doubling (last tune in the 'Teviot' set)
D: 2016: Michaél Ó Halmhain: Tuile Agus Trá / The Flowing Tide (named 'Dan Sweeney's Polka')
D: 2017: Good Tunes Band: Good Tunes, Vol. 1
D: 2017: The Press Gang: Fortune It May Smile
D: 2019: Rachel Hair & Ron Jappy: Sparks
D: 2019: Alex Boatright & Shannon Dunne, with Donna Long: Won't You Stay for Tea? (named 'Dan Sweeney's Polka')
D: Matt Cunningham: Dance Music of Ireland, Vol. 8 (Melleray Lancers Set, Fig. 2)
D: Matt Cunningham: Dance Music of Ireland, Vol. 9 (Ballycommon Set, Fig. 5)
D: Waltons: Ireland's Best Polkas & Slides
N: Chords: | A   -  | A   -  | D  A  | E  D   |
N:         | A   -  | A   -  | D  A  | E  A  :|
N:         | F#m -  | F#m -  | D  A  | E  D   |
N:         | A   -  | A   -  | D  A  | E  A  :|
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=140
K: A major % 3 sharps
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: A>F EF  | AB ce | fe  c>A | BA F2  |
N: A>F EF  | AB ce | fe  c>A | BA A2 :|
N: fe  c>e | fe e2 | a>f ec  | BA F2  |
N: A>F EF  | AB ce | fe  c>A | BA A2  |
N: fe  c>e | fg a2 | a>f ec  | BA F2  |
N: A>F EF  | AB ce | fe  c>A | BA A2  |]
N:
N: P: Variations:
N: A>F      EF  | AB ce | fe       ce/c/ | BA FE  |
N: A/B/A/F/ EF  | AB ce | fe       ce/c/ | BA A2 :|
N: fe       c>e | fe ce | f/g/a/f/ ec    | BA FE  |
N: A/B/A/F/ EF  | AB ce | fe       ce/c/ | BA A2 :|
N:
N: Tune with chords:
N: =================
"A"   A>F EF  | "A"   AB ce | "D" fe  "A" c>A | "E" BA "D" F2  |
"A"   A>F EF  | "A"   AB ce | "D" fe  "A" c>A | "E" BA "A" A2 :|
"F#m" fe  c>e | "F#m" fe e2 | "D" a>f "A" ec  | "E" BA "D" F2  |
"A"   A>F EF  | "A"   AB ce | "D" fe  "A" c>A | "E" BA "A" A2  |
"F#m" fe  c>e | "F#m" fg a2 | "D" a>f "A" ec  | "E" BA "D" F2  |
"A"   A>F EF  | "A"   AB ce | "D" fe  "A" c>A | "E" BA "A" A2  |]
N:
P: Variations:
"A"   A>F      EF  | "A"   AB ce | "D" fe       "A" ce/c/ | "E" BA "D" FE  |
"A"   A/B/A/F/ EF  | "A"   AB ce | "D" fe       "A" ce/c/ | "E" BA "A" A2 :|
"F#m" fe       c>e | "F#m" fe ce | "D" f/g/a/f/ "A" ec    | "E" BA "D" FE  |
"A"   A/B/A/F/ EF  | "A"   AB ce | "D" fe       "A" ce/c/ | "E" BA "A" A2 :|