Chet Atkins "Tiptoe Through The Tulips With Me"

Well, I just posted a winter video to cool you off (Snowbird) but it's time for me to get back in season, so here's something brighter and happier. Tulips. Lots and lots of tulips! This is a Chet "oldie" but it never grows moldy, because Chet's music is going to endure for generations. Anyway, hope this brightens up your day! Oh and by the way, you'll notice that I refrained from putting any pictures of Tiny Tim in the video...
Shades of night are creeping
Willow trees are weeping
Old folks and babies are sleeping
Silver stars are gleaming
All alone I'm scheming
Scheming to get you out here, my dear, come
Come on out and pet me
Come and "Juliet" me
Tease me and slyly "coquette" me
Let me Romeo you, I just want to show you
How much I'm willing to do for you, come
Tip toe to the window, by the window
That is where I'll be, come
Tip toe thru the tulips with me
Tip toe from your pillow
To the shadow of the willow tree
And tip toe thru the tulips with me
Knee deep in flowers we'll stray
We'll keep the showers away
And if I kiss you in the garden
In the moonlight, will you pardon me
Come tip toe thru the tulips with me

[@twiztidarmy5759]

chet is the man!!!!!!!!! 💯everytime i hear him play my heart plays along. Jesus should have him perform in Heaven!!! 👍

[@bryangaydos6628]

love the sound of chet's Gretch here

[@UlisesVictoria]

When I was 18 (I'm 63 now!) a friend lent me 2 of his dad's records. "You've got to hear this dude" he said.The records were "Chet Atkins in 3 dimensions" and "Stringin' Along" This tune was in the 3 dimensions album. I got immediately and forever hooked on Chet's music.When I started taking guitar lessons, I played some Chet's music to my guitar teacher, asking him to teach me something like that. He said "No way, that is several recordings. No one can play all those things at the same time"

[@tomkozic8505]

Wonderful

[@blueagate]

I do so appreciate you not sticking Tiny Tim in this video LOL! I would much rather hear Chet pick it than him "sing" it. If ya haven't checked out Jeff Beck, he does a mean version of Drown in My Own Tears as well. I listened to both Chet's and Jeff's last night.

[@ledhead1978]

Love this one! Kinda sounds like "Birth of the Blues" at the first.

[@shawnlow573]

sad to see people only know this song as a creepy song from a horror movie but not as a music masterpiece.

[@mrrich1733]

Who but Chet Atkins could take such a lame song and make it his - love it

[@RRcrazygirls]

I was the 1,000th view! LOL

[@blueagate]

@daffydoug Yup you're right it would have been tacky LOL!

[@Beatnikzombie]

@mrrich1733 Tiny Tim?

[@blueagate]

@daffydoug No today's music has no soul is what the problem is. No matter how it was put across the musicians of the 60's, 70's and 80's knew how to project it even if they were metal bands. Today's music is nothing but hatred or total mush crap pop. Shoot even Frank Sinatra would probably thumb his nose at what is considered pop/easy listening today. When bands of that era die off there is no one to replace them.

[@blueagate]

@daffydoug No offense intended but the man couldn't sing. We must remember in the 60's anyone that wasn't cleancut all-american was considered decadent. Compared to what we have now, Tiny Tim was mild. Just like the Beatles were considered evil because they had long hair. Just like parents probably wax nostalgic for Led Zepplin instead of Snoop Doggy Dog. But, more and more kids are coming back to our generations music!