X: 1
T: Munster Bank (G major) / Murphy's Polka / Johnny Leary's Polka / Dan Sweeney's Polka
C: traditional
O: Ireland
R: Polka
N: also played in A 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: | G  -  | G  -  | C  G  | D  C   |
N:         | G  -  | G  -  | C  G  | D  G  :|
N:         | Em -  | Em -  | C  G  | D  C   |
N:         | G  -  | G  -  | C  G  | D  G  :|
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=140
K: G major % 1 sharp
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: G>E DE  | GA Bd | ed  B>G | AG E2  |
N: G>E DE  | GA Bd | ed  B>G | AG G2 :|
N: ed  B>d | ed d2 | g>e dB  | AG E2  |
N: G>E DE  | GA Bd | ed  B>G | AG G2  |
N: ed  B>d | ef g2 | g>e dB  | AG E2  |
N: G>E DE  | GA Bd | ed  B>G | AG G2  |]
N:
P: Variations:
N: G>E      DE  | GA Bd | ed       Bd/B/ | AG ED  |
N: G/A/G/E/ DE  | GA Bd | ed       Bd/B/ | AG G2 :|
N: ed       B>d | ed Bd | e/f/g/e/ dB    | AG ED  |
N: G/A/G/E/ DE  | GA Bd | ed       Bd/B/ | AG G2 :|
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
"G"  G>E DE  | "G"  GA Bd | "C" ed  "G" B>G | "D" AG "C" E2  |
"G"  G>E DE  | "G"  GA Bd | "C" ed  "G" B>G | "D" AG "G" G2 :|
"Em" ed  B>d | "Em" ed d2 | "C" g>e "G" dB  | "D" AG "C" E2  |
"G"  G>E DE  | "G"  GA Bd | "C" ed  "G" B>G | "D" AG "G" G2  |
"Em" ed  B>d | "Em" ef g2 | "C" g>e "G" dB  | "D" AG "C" E2  |
"G"  G>E DE  | "G"  GA Bd | "C" ed  "G" B>G | "D" AG "G" G2  |]
N:
P: Variations:
"G"  G>E      DE  | "G"  GA Bd | "C" ed       "G" Bd/B/ | "D" AG "C" ED  |
"G"  G/A/G/E/ DE  | "G"  GA Bd | "C" ed       "G" Bd/B/ | "D" AG "G" G2 :|
"Em" ed       B>d | "Em" ed Bd | "C" e/f/g/e/ "G" dB    | "D" AG "C" ED  |
"G"  G/A/G/E/ DE  | "G"  GA Bd | "C" ed       "G" Bd/B/ | "D" AG "G" G2 :|