The Face On The Barroom Floor Poem Lyrics
Lyrics to the face on the barroom floor by hank snow.
The face on the barroom floor poem lyrics. Top lyrics of 2011. Here s a toast to old mhc. Having lost his beloved madeline to another man he has turned to drink. Hank snow lyrics the face on the barroom floor 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.
Who cares we ll be sober tomorrow. The face on the barroom floor lyrics. The face on the barroom floor is a poem written by hugh antoine d arcy in 1887. The poem is specifically referenced in the last verse of the mount holyoke drinking song.
The wind has blown it in. We re here bring on the beer. 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 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.
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. He then offers to sketch madeline s face on the floor of the bar. Where did it come from someone said.
Hank snow face on the barroom floor lyrics. The face on the barroom floor lyrics. When he renders the face on the bar room floor. 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.
The face upon the bar room floor i d rather be than dull once more. 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. The face on the barroom floor poem by hugh antoine d arcy.