Tripping On The Mountain

polka

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on February 25th 2002 by Josh Kane.

This tune has been added to 52 tunebooks.

Also known as Buffalo Nickel, Chinkapin, Chinkapin Pie, Chinky Pin, Chinquapin, Chinquipin, Crumb Creek Posey, Darling Child, The Duke Of York, Farmer Had A Dog, Fourth Of July, The Fourth Of July, Hair In The Butter, I'm My Momma's Darling, I'm My Momma's Darling Child, Lady Bodinscoth's, Lady Bodinscoth's Reel, Lead Out, Lindsay Munnell Tune, Lindsay Munnell's, Lindsay Munnell's Tune, Love Somebody, Love Somebody, Yes I Do!, Midnight Serenade, Miss Fargiharson's Reel, Miss Farquharson's, Miss Farquharson's Reel, My Love Is But A Lassie, My Love Is But A Lassie Yet, My Love She's But A Lassie, My Love She's But A Lassie Yet, My Love She’s But A Lassie, My Love She’s But A Lassie Yet, My Lover’s But A Lady Yet, My Lover’s Butt A Lady Yett, Old Lady Tucker, Richmond Blues, Soapsuds Over The Fence, Sweet Sixteen, Ten Nights In A Bar Room, Too Young To Marry, Twin Sisters.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A North Country Barn Dance by The Morpeth Ranters
• A Trip To The Lakes: Traditional Cumbrian Tunes by The Boat Band
• An Gaoth Aduaidh - The North Wind by Various Artists
• As I Carelessly Did Stray... by Harry Bradley
• Ellen Valley Band by Ellen Valley Band
• Fire In The Air by Bobbi Nikles With Kyle Alden, Paul Kotapish, Maureen Brennan, Julian Smedley, Cindy Browne, Shira Kammen And David Morris
• Folk Dance Music Of Ireland by Johnny Powell And His Band
• From Ballymote To Brooklyn by Paddy Killoran and James Morrison
• His Original Recordings by John McKenna
• Irish Dancer by Larry McKee And The Shandonairs
• Irish Dances by Various Artists
• Kickin' Up The Sawdust by Various Artists
• King Of The Button Box by Jimmy Shand
• Like The Wind (Ar Nos Na Gaoithe) by John Wynne
• Live 01 by Feast Of Fiddles
• Misneach by Misneach
• One Big Fiddle by Lakeland Fiddlers
• Party Acadien by Eddy Arsenault Et Famille, Anastasia DesRoches, Louise Arsenault
• Pride Of The West by John Wynne And John McEvoy
• Rince: Complete Irish Dancing Set - First Steps And Beyond by Various Artists
• Rolling Home by The Foundry Bar Band
• Shetland Dialect - Language Of The Fiddle by Various Artists
• Take To The Floor by Haste To The Wedding
• Tasty Touches CD 2 by Martin Donohoe
• The Bluebell Polka by Jimmy Shand
• The Celebrated Recordings by John Doherty
• The Civil War Collection by Jim Taylor
• The Final Fling Part One by NE66
• The Fun Of Open Discussion by John Hartford
• The Mountain Road by Various Artists
• Traditional Fiddle Music From Donegal by Con Cassidy

X: 1
T: Tripping On The Mountain
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Dmaj
|: dA FA | dc d/e/f/e/ | dA FA | Be ef/e/ |
dA FA |dg fe | d/B/A/F/ A/B/d/e/ |1 fd df/e/ :|2 fd df/g/ ||
|: af ge | fd df/g/ | af g/f/g/a/ | be ef/g/ |
af ge | fd fe | d/B/A/F/ A/B/d/e/ |1 fd df/g/ :|2 fd d ||

"My Lover’s Butt a Lady Yett" ~ 1770 ~ the history bit

X: 2
T: My Lover’s Butt a Lady Yett
S: William Vickers’ music manuscript, 1770, page 22
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: Reel
K: Dmaj
|: (3A/B/c/ |\
dDFD dDD B/c/ | dDFD BEE B/c/ |
dDFD dgfe | d/c/B A/B/c dDD :|
|: f/g/ |\
afge fdd f/g/ | afge eEE f/g/ |
afge fdec | d/c/B/A/ Bc dDD :|

# Posted on March 31st 2008 by ceolachan

"My Love Is But a Lassie Yet" / "My Love She's But a Lassie Yet"

The Fiddler's Companion ~ Andrew Kuntz
http://www.ibiblio.org/

My Love Is/She's But a Lassie Yet
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/MY_MZ.htm#MY_LOVE_IS/SHE'S_BUT_A_LASSIE_YET_[1]

# Posted on March 31st 2008 by ceolachan

"My Love is But a Lassie Yet"

X: 3
T: My Love is But a Lassie Yet
T: Tripping On The Mountain
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Dmaj
|: d/c/ |\
dD FA | dD Dd/c/ | dD FA | eE Ed/c/ |
dD FA | Bg fe | d/c/B/A/ B/c/d/e/ | fd d :|
|: f/g/ |\
af ge | fd df/g/ | af g/f/g/a/ | be ef/g/ |
a>f ge | f>d ec | d/c/B/A/ B/c/d/e/ | fd d :|

# Posted on March 31st 2008 by ceolachan

In Scotland and the north of England this is played as a 2/4 march rather than a polka, with the emphasis very much on the downbeat, and not too fast. I learnt this one when I was at school.

# Posted on April 2nd 2008 by Dr. Dow

Harry Bradley recorded this on his album "The Night Rambler's Companion" associating it with John McKenna.

# Posted on April 2nd 2008 by slainte

Version from Thompson's Compleat Collection of Country Dances c.1770

X: 1
T: Miss Fargiharson's Reel.
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Dmaj
|:B/c/|dDFD d(DD)B/c/|dDFD B(EE)B/c/|dDFD dgfe|(d/c/B/A/) Bc dD D:|
|:f/g/|afge f(dd)f/g/|afgf e(EE)f/g/|afge fdec|(d/c/B/A/) Bc dD ~D:|

# Posted on July 27th 2008 by fynnjamin

Ceolachan's version is the one I know

It's an absolute standard tune for ceilidh bands / Scottish country dancing, usually played as a brisk march. The main version on this site is almost divergent enough from it to be a different tune.

# Posted on December 29th 2010 by Red Menace

Rescued Version

X:1
T:My love she's but a lassie yet
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:D
|:d/c/|"D"dD FA |dD Dd/c/|dD FA |"A"eE Ed/c/|
"D"dD FA |"Bm"Bg fe|"Bm"d/c/B/A/ B/c/d/e/ |"D"fd d:|
f/g/|"D"a>f g>e |fd df/g/|af g/f/g/a/ |"Em"be ef/g/|
"D"af ge |fd ec|"Bm"d/c/B/A/ B/c/d/e/ |"D"fd d:|

# Posted on February 12th 2012 by swisspiper

I prefer the title with the "butt" in it.

# Posted on February 12th 2012 by Weejie