The Face On The Barroom Floor Song

The face on the barroom floor poem by hugh antoine d arcy.

The face on the barroom floor song.

Twas a balmy summer evening and a goodly crowd was there which well nigh filled joe s barroom on the corner of the square and as songs and. Hank snow face on the barroom floor lyrics. Twas a balmy summer evening and a goodly crowd was there which well nigh filled joe s barroom on the corner of the square and as songs and witty stories. The face on the barroom floor is a poem written by hugh antoine d arcy in 1887.

Where did it come from someone said. The face on the barroom floor was referenced in the three stooges short movie maniacs in 1936. Comment and share your favourite lyrics. 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 is a painting on the floor of the teller house bar in central city colorado united states it was painted in 1936 by herndon davis. Explain your version of song meaning find more of hank snow lyrics. In the poem he enters a bar and tells his story to the bartender and to the assembled crowd. Written in ballad form it tells the story of an artist ruined by love.

Watch official video print or download text in pdf. The wind has blown it in. Having lost his beloved madeline to another man he has turned to drink. Twas a balmy summer evening and a goodly crowd was there which well nigh filled joe s barroom on the corner of the square and as songs and witty stories came through the open door a vagabond crept slowly in and posed upon the floor.

Original lyrics of the face on the barroom floor song by hank snow. Twas a balmy summer evening and a goodly crowd was therewhich wellnigh filled joes barroom on the corner of the square. A later version was adapted from the titus poem by hugh antoine d arcy in 1887 and first published in the new york dispatch. Lyrics to the face on the barroom floor by hank snow.