What do you think Tiptoe through the Tulips means?

Tiny Tim: Tiptoe through the Tulips Meaning

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Tiptoe through the Tulips Lyrics

Tiptoe through the window
By the window, that is where I'll be
Come tiptoe through the tulips with me

Oh, tiptoe from the garden
By the garden of the willow tree
And tiptoe through the tulips with me

Knee deep in flowers we'll...

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  1. 1TOP RATED

    #1 top rated interpretation:
    anonymous
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     Sep 5th 2017 !⃝

    He wants you to tip toe Through a window by a window?
    The windows represent present and future.
    Through the Garden BY the garden?
    The Gardens represent people who try to keep you from your own individual expression.
    The Willow Tree represents LIFE.
    Knee deep in the flowers and avoiding the rain means to be strong minded and embrace and kiss your thoughts of Freedom.
    It's a sing about doing whatever you want without creating to much attention to yourself

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    #2 top rated interpretation:
    anonymous
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     Feb 12th 2013 !⃝

    A man is trying to court (date) a woman. He is asking her to take an walk with him and he wants to kiss her. This song is a polite way of asking her if she is interested in him.

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    #3 top rated interpretation:
    anonymous
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     Jan 27th 2017 !⃝

    Oh, my God! I can't believe what these people are saying. I just thought it was a goofy, funny song sung by a goofy, funny man.
    When I saw him do it on Rowan & Martin's laugh in, I became a fan. It's Hilarious. Raping children? Nah. I can't buy that. I've been around the block so many times I'm beginning to follow in my own footsteps. I don't buy all this deep crapola! Just enjoy the damned song! dammit!

  4. anonymous
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     Sep 1st 2023 !⃝

    "Tiptoe through the window"
    After the world war there were still land mines left that had to be avoided by people inhabiting the area. Tulips were used in place of land mines. There are other references that could be used as reference of things going on during that time. That's what artists do, utilize their art as expression recapturing current events making the history last forever.

  5. anonymous
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     Mar 24th 2022 !⃝

    it was never with the attempted to be creepy just a misunderstood man with a high pitched voice although I will say that the song was a bit disturbing but not for the reasons you think the song has been played mainly right before someone is possessed and dies believed by the thing that possessed him her or they or there preferred pronouns (we respect pronouns here not judgments or discrimination) but over all this song is believed to be miss understood and about a happy man looking for a wholesome relationship politely as Lily’s are a song of love and probably all just a big misunderstanding like I said.

    -Sincerely by Eclipse A.S.E.W.G.

  6. anonymous
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     Mar 16th 2022 !⃝

    Tiptoe through the tulips is supposed to be about a couple walking through the gardens/tulips… but people think it is more than that. I do personally think that tiptoe through the tulips is a very scary and creepy song, but we all only think that because of his high pitched voice during singing this. We all might think this because lots of these types of songs are in horror movies and that’s why we are scared of them.

  7. anonymous
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     Sep 11th 2021 !⃝

    There is a comic on this site, Webtoon, and one of the comics there keeps mentioning the “tiptoe by the window” part of the song. The story (it’s called ghost eyes) has a very confusing plot, and I really wanted to find some kind of clue as to what’s going to unfold in the next parts of the story. But alas, I haven’t found a single meaning to this song that seems to match the story at all. Back to square one :/

  8. Erinjard
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     Oct 4th 2019 !⃝

    Very simple ...it’s a scary romantic song..his voice Nd style of music makes it unique and funny in a way..

  9. anonymous
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     Jul 11th 2019 !⃝

    Tulips = Two Lips = Labia

    It meant that, even in 1929. I guess the censors were as dense as everyone here!

    "And if I kiss you in the garden, in the moonlight
    Will you pardon me?
    And tiptoe through the tulips with me"

    Clearly the two lips were not necessarily the cones used for kissing.

  10. anonymous
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     Mar 17th 2019 !⃝

    i think that
    It's a creepy song in a horror context but It is a romantic song but the high pitched voice makes it creepy. it’s about two lovers. But his lover who was probably secret as many young lovers was unable in the 20s and he's saying come sneak out and walk with me in the fields. Maybe he was thinking and have some fun .


    this may not be true but its what i think

  11. anonymous
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     Nov 14th 2018 !⃝

    The song is obviously about creepy people climbing through windows to get at Tiny Tim and do bad things to him.

  12. anonymous
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     Oct 24th 2018 !⃝

    It's about drugs.

  13. anonymous
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     Jul 21st 2018 !⃝

    BLUNTED ..ON LSD

  14. anonymous
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     May 19th 2018 !⃝

    Tiny Tim’s idea of the song was not about raping or killing. It is a romantic song but the high pitched voice makes it creepy. it’s about two lovers.

  15. anonymous
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     Jul 20th 2017 !⃝

    Really ? People . Come on sign of the times or what !. It's a love song he isn't going to kids rooms . But his lovers who was probably secret as many young lovers was unable the 20s and he's saying come sneak out and walk with me in the fields. Maybe he was thinking and have some fun . But not too murder kids or anything just cos a version of it was on insidious! , a version was on walking dead too. It's just a creepy song in horror context. Chill out with the child stuff. Not everything is to be twisted to mean such a thing.

  16. Jocealmighty
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     Apr 27th 2017 !⃝

    It's quite simple. The original song was written for a 1929 movie "Gold Diggers of Broadway". The movie is exactly as it sounds; it's about a bunch of women who have a struggle between finding a man they love, or a man who's rich. The song appears after a night club scene and is supposed to 'cheer everyone up', I guess (never seen the film, just going off of the wiki page).

    But the themes of the song and events in the movie are juxtaposing. The song is very romantic; the ideas of love, nature, free spirit and spirituality in general are present in the song, alongside its soft, sweet tone. However, this song appears after a lustful, nightclub scene (not very natural) with women dancing on tables, trying to marry (not very free spirited) a man who's at least financially stable and, at most rich (not that idea of love). I guess the song is there as the rich men are tricked into believing they're genuinely loved.

    Tiny Tim's version obviously has those same ideas of love, spirituality, freedom and nature that are similar to the romantic movement. This is evident in some of his other songs ("Fill Your Heart" and "Earth Angel"). So I guess that's all that the song really means. It's kind of a long answer for a simple response but that's probably just what it means. Tiny Tim didn't change much in the way that Dead Kennedys did with "I Fought the Law" so it probably has the same themes, without the movie's context.

    I don't think it's about child rape though.

  17. anonymous
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     Mar 24th 2017 !⃝

    Tiny Tim didn't write the song.

  18. anonymous
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     Jan 15th 2017 !⃝

    Just hysterically remember from chid hood, man the voice and that stringy dark hair.

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