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Song is based on the Tulip Mania that seized the Netherlands in 1637, in which widespread speculation in tulips caused a “tulip bubble” financial crisis which ruined many investors. The price of tulip bulbs increased astronomically during the speculation (reaching at one point ten times the salary...
[Chorus]
Oh, we have to buy a tulip
Yes, we have to buy a tulip
Oh, we have to buy a tulip
So we'll sell our home
And we'll sell our clothes
And we'll sell our shoes
Everything we own
We'll sell to you
[Mr. Skull]
Well, my doctor bought a tulip
And my banker bought a tulip
And my lawyer bought a tulip
So I'll buy one, too
Maybe I'll buy ten
Maybe I'll buy more
All my friends have scored
Tulips in galore
[Chorus]
Yes! We have to buy!
No! We don't know why!
Yes! We'll buy or die!
Yes! We have to buy!
No! We don't know why!
Yes! We'll buy or die!
No! We don't know why
Yes! We'll buy or die!
[Mr. Skull]
Would you like to buy a tulip?
Would you like to buy a tulip?
Would you like to buy a tulip?
You can pick and choose
I have sold my wife
And my children, too
I have nothing but
Tulips to lose
[Chorus!]
No!
(Yes! We have to buy!
No! We don't know why!
Yes! We'll buy or die!)
Two Lips was written by The Residents.
Two Lips was produced by The Residents.
The Residents released Two Lips on Mon Mar 28 2005.