He was most famous for his rendition of Tip-toe Thru The Tulips With Me a No. 17 chart hit in 1968 that was delivered in his distinctive high falsetto. He became well known via numerous and highly rated appearances on television including Johnny Carson and Laugh-In. On December 17, 1969, 45 million viewers watched Tiny Tim get married on NBC TV via an appearance on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show program. He was widely known, but generally thought of as a novelty act, and was not taken very seriously, although his records displayed a wide and serious forensic knowledge of early American stage songs.
Growing up with the squeaky clean entertainment choices of the 1930's and 40's, Herbert preferred the romantic crooners of the late- 19th and early-20th centuries and cinematic singers like Bing Crosby and Rudy Valee were amongst his early favorites.
After stints in the Greenwich Village folkscene of the 1950's and 60's billed as Vern Castle, Larry Love, Darry Dover and Emmett Swink, Khaury eventually settled on the name Tiny Tim. He doffed white facial powder makeup, and utilized a ukulele and songs that only a true American musical archivist would know. Despite some amateur demo acetates, his first professional recordings were with producer Richard Perry for the Blue Cat in 1966. Refusing to be deterred despite many years of setbacks in the notoriously tough New York show biz world, Tiny Tim earned a regular gig at a hip club called The Scene, and was soon signed by Mo Ostin to Warner Brothers subsidiary Reprise, then also the home of Frank Sinatra, and his daughter Nancy.
His 1970's label VicTim failed as a business venture, and he once told an interviewer that his next label Toilet Records was so-named "because that's where my career went." By 1978, the public's taste had soured on his act and Johnny Carson refused to book Tiny Tim anymore. However bleak the financial picture appeared, Tiny Tim refused to relent whatever spotlite remained for him, and toured constantly. through the 80's and 90's appearing at punk rock and gay nightclubs, making numerous solo recordings and some with the Texas-based polka band Brave Combo.
He died on November 30, 1996, after a heart attack while performing onstage at a benefit for the Woman's Club of Minneapolis. He was buried with his ukulele.
Tip-Toe Thru' The Tulips With Me
Tiny Tim Lyrics
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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
We'll keep the showers away
And if I kiss you in the garden, in the moonlight
Will you pardon me?
And tiptoe through the tulips with me
Maybe it's flowers you stray will be the showers of life
And when I kiss you in the garden in the moonlight
Will you pardon me and tiptoe through the tulips with me?
The opening lines of "Tip-Toe Thru' The Tulips With Me" depict the singer inviting their loved one to come with them, tiptoeing through the window and into the garden. They then ask their partner to walk with them through the tulips, a delicate and beautiful flower associated with love and romance. The lyrics continue with the singer promising to keep their partner safe from the rain and asking for forgiveness if they were to kiss them in the moonlit garden. The final set of lyrics suggest a deeper symbolic meaning, where the idea of knee deep in flowers may represent the unpredictability of life and its challenges.
The song may be interpreted as a love song or a playful invitation to take a walk through nature. The use of the tulip, a flower with a rich history and meaning, adds to the romantic theme of the song. The lyrics connect the idea of tiptoeing with delicacy and caring, suggesting that these traits are important in a relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Tiptoe through the window
Let's sneak quietly to a window
By the window, that is where I'll be
Meet me at the window
Come tiptoe through the tulips with me
Let's quietly walk through tulips together
Oh, tiptoe from the garden
Let's quietly leave the garden
By the garden of the willow tree
The garden near the willow tree
And tiptoe through the tulips with me
Let's quietly walk through tulips together
Knee deep in flowers we'll stray
We'll walk deep in the flowers
We'll keep the showers away
Let's enjoy the flowers and avoid the rain
And if I kiss you in the garden, in the moonlight
If I kiss you in the garden under the moonlight
Will you pardon me?
Will you forgive me?
And tiptoe through the tulips with me
Let's quietly walk through tulips together
Maybe it's flowers you stray will be the showers of life
Maybe the flowers we walk through in life will bring us rain
And when I kiss you in the garden in the moonlight
When I kiss you in the garden under the moonlight
Will you pardon me and tiptoe through the tulips with me?
Will you forgive me and walk with me through the tulips?
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Al Dubin, Joseph A. Burke
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@FikriDe3238Y
In the shadows of sorrow, Tiny Tim's song,
A haunting refrain, where memories prolong.
His falsetto whispers through the night,
Lost in the echoes, a bittersweet flight.
God blessed you Tiny tim
My grandfather was a poet. He wrote this poem for her. My grandfather loved him very much and enjoyed his songs.
❤
@vzmelis
Everybody gangsta at a sleepover until someone ACTUALLY tiptoes through the window
@romanfee4269
👁👄👁
@vzmelis
@@ThatPerson-oy1ps ...
@emo5765
Bro it’s not window it’s tulips
@vzmelis
@@emo5765 ik but the start of the song lmfao
@Taesleftfoot
🏃♀️🔫👹 me running
@marufrashidkhan7169
It's funny until someone taps on your window at 3am on the 3rd floor.
@alaynamann2308
THAT’S SO CREEPY!
@isabelacastrejon3352
Maruf Rashid Khan this comment made me laugh and seriously paranoid
@careleenabowman4202
Or until you pause the song halfway through at 3 am, then turn your phone off, then all of the sudden something in your room starts back up where you left off on the song.