The Face On The Barroom Floor By Robert Service

I have been to the teller house bar in central city colo twice and saw the painting of the face both times.

The face on the barroom floor by 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. 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 has been wrongly attributed to 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 this poem is often wrongly thought to be by robert w service. Twas a balmy summer evening and a goodly crowd was therewhich wellnigh filled joes barroom on the corner of the square. It is published here to the memory of hugh antoine d arcy its rightful father. 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.

The face on the barroom floor this poem is often wrongly thought to be by robert w service. The face on the barroom floor by john henry titus written published in 1872. Www dwrgpress ca performed by david parry. Recorded in guelph in the 1970s by denis wall.

He didn t speak it from memory but he did reference it often. Comments about the face on the barroom floor by hugh antoine d arcy. Apologies for the really bad dub. It is a site to see and.

See also dwrgpress ca. It is published here to the memory of hugh antoine d arcy its rightful father.