X: 1
T: Tripping to the Well (D major) / John McKenna's Polka
C: traditional
O: Ireland
R: Polka
N: played in D, G or A major
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
D: 1976: Roger Sherlock: The Mountain Top
D: 1978: Roger Sherlock: Memories of Sligo
D: 1989: Ben Lennon, Séamus Quinn, Gabriel McArdle, Ciarán Curran: Dog Big and Dog Little (first tune in 'Mrs Devlin's Polkas' set)
D: 1991: John McKenna: His Original Recordings (named 'Tripping to the Well')
D: 1993: Seán Smyth: The Blue Fiddle (second tune in 'Jamaica Jam' set, named 'Tripping to the Well')
D: 1993: Four Men and a Dog: Shifting Gravel (first tune in 'Newmarket Polkas' set, named 'John McKenna's Polka')
D: 1996: Séamus Begley & Stephen Cooney: Meitheal (third tune in 'Dul Dtí's Na Ráiseanna' set, named 'John McKenna's Polka')
D: 1997: Shaskeen: Traditional Irish Music for Set Dancing, Vol. 2 (in Corofin Plain Set, Figure 6)
D: 1999: Emerald Ceili Band: Clear the Dresser and Take the Floor (named 'Tripping to the Well')
D: 1999: The Bridge Céilí Band: Sparks on Flags (second tune in The no-name Polka set)
D: 1999: Matt Cunningham: Dance Music of Ireland, Vol. 8 (in Mellery Lancers Set, Figure 3)
D: 1999: Matt Cunningham: Dance Music of Ireland, Vol. 12 (last tune in 'The Peeler and the Goat' set)
D: 2000: Dàimh: Moidart to Mabou (second tune in the 'Polkas' set)
D: 2002: Donncha Lynch Band: Timmy 'the Brit' McCarthy's Set Dances of Cork and Kerry (untitled, second tune in track 1)
D: 2002: Pierre Schryer And Ian Clark: Heat of the Moment (named 'Tripping to the Well')
D: 2004: Frank Ferrel & Friends: Fiddledance (named 'Tripping to the Well')
D: 2006: Marcas Ó Murchú & Brónagh Graham: Turas Ceoil (named 'Tripping to the Well')
D: 2008: Tony DeMarco & Tom English: Sligo Indians (named 'Tripping to the Well')
D: 2008: Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann: Foinn Seisiún, Vol. 3 (named 'Tripping to the Well')
D: 2011: Long Time Courting: Alternate Routes (named 'Tripping to the Well')
D: 2014: John McKenna: The Buck from the Mountain - The Music and Life of John McKenna (recorded 1922-1937, named 'Tripping to the Well')
D: 2014: Neansaí Ní Choisdealbha: Draíocht na Feadóige (named 'Tripping to the Well')
D: 2015: Bubble & Squeak: Bits and Pieces (named 'Tripping to the Well')
D: 2015: Rise The Dust: Give It A Lift (first tune in 'First of Templebeg' set)
D: 2017: Meredith Rachel: As She Does (named 'Tripping to the Well')
D: 2017: Real Ladies and The Ghost: Festival Air d'Irlande, Best of 2007-2017 (Compilation, named 'Tripping to the Well')
D: 2019: Kanako Machida & Brian McGrath: Bridging the Gap (named 'Tripping to the Well')
D: 2020: Niamh Ní Charra: Donnelly's Arm (named 'Tripping to the Well')
D: 2020: Field Irish Music Club: Field Session Official Bootleg Volume 5 (named 'Tripping to the Well')
D: 2020: Sláinte: Patchwork (first tune in the 'Jamaica Jam Set')
D: 2020-....: Matt & Shannon Heaton: Virtual Guided Sessions (named 'Tripping to the Well')
D: 2021: Liam Kelly & Kevin Brehony: At Home with McKenna (named 'Tripping to the Well')
D: 2023: Tim Edey & Ross Ainslie: Diad (last tune in the 'Lunny' set)
D: Waltons: Ireland's Best Polkas and Slides (named 'Tripping to the Well')
N: Chords: | D  -  | G  A  | D  -  | A  -   |
N:         | D  -  | G  A  | D  A  | D  D  :|
N:         | D  -  | G  -  | D  -  | A  -   |
N:         | D  -  | G  A  | D  A  | D  D  :|
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=140
M: 2/4
K: D major % 2 sharps
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: d>e fd | Bd BA | d>e fa       | fe e2  |
N: d>e fd | Bd BA | fd  A/B/c/d/ | ed d2 :|
N: a>f de | fd BA | a>f de       | fe e2  |
N: a>f de | fd BA | fd  A/B/c/d/ | ed d2 :|
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
"D" d>e fd | "G" Bd "A" BA | "D" d>e    fa       | "A" fe e2  |
"D" d>e fd | "G" Bd "A" BA | "D" fd "A" A/B/c/d/ | "D" ed d2 :|
"D" a>f de | "G" fd     BA | "D" a>f    de       | "A" fe e2  |
"D" a>f de | "G" fd "A" BA | "D" fd "A" A/B/c/d/ | "D" ed d2 :|