Big Yellow Taxi

Lyrics

[Verse 1] They paved paradise And put up a parking lot With a pink hotel, a boutique And a swinging hot spot [Chorus] Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got Till it's gone They paved paradise And put up a parking lot [Verse 2] They took all the trees And put 'em in a tree museum And they charged the people Twenty-five bucks just to see 'em [Chorus] Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got Till it's gone They paved paradise And put up a parking lot [Verse 3] Hey farmer farmer Put away your DDT now Give me spots on my apples But leave me the birds and the bees Please [Chorus] Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got Till it's gone They paved paradise And put up a parking lot [Verse 4] Late last night I heard the screen door slam And a big yellow taxi Carried off my old man [Chorus] Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got Till it's gone They paved paradise And put up a parking lot [Chorus] Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got Till it's gone They paved paradise And put up a parking lot