The Face On The Barroom Floor By Robert Service

The face upon the barroom floor aka the face on the floor and the face on the barroom floor is a poem originally written by the poet john henry titus in 1872.

The face on the barroom floor by robert service. Apologies for the really bad dub. Based on an 1887 poem about an artist who dies while painting his love s face on the floor of a bar the literal face on the barroom floor in colorado s teller house bar was simply the work of a. Www dwrgpress ca performed by david parry. See also dwrgpress ca.

It has been wrongly attributed to robert service. A later version was adapted from the titus poem by hugh antoine d arcy in 1887 and first published in the new york dispatch. It is published here to the memory of hugh antoine d arcy its rightful father. The face on the barroom floor is a poem written by hugh antoine d arcy in 1887.

The face on the barroom floor by john henry titus written published in 1872. It is published here to the memory of hugh antoine d arcy its rightful father. The face on the barroom floor this poem is often wrongly thought to be by robert w service. He didn t speak it from memory but he did reference it often.

Twas a balmy summer evening and a goodly crowd was therewhich wellnigh filled joes barroom on the corner of the square. Butch whidden 9 10 2020 12 37 00 pm this is one of dad s favorite poems. Recorded in guelph in the 1970s by denis wall. Comments about the face on the barroom floor by hugh antoine d arcy.

The face on the barroom floor poem by hugh antoine d arcy. A later version was adapted from the titus poem by hugh antoine d arcy in 1887 and first published in the new york dispatch.