Big Yellow Taxi

Lyrics

[Verse 1] They paved paradise Put up a parking lot With a pink hotel, a boutique And a swingin' hot spot [Chorus] Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone? They paved paradise, put up a parking lot [Verse 2] They took all the trees And put 'em in a tree museum And they charged all the people A dollar and a half just to see 'em [Chorus] Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone? They paved paradise, put up a parking lot [Verse 3] Hey farmer, farmer Put away that DDT now Give me spots on my apples Leave me the birds and the bees, please [Chorus] Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone? They paved paradise, put up a parking lot [Verse 4] Late last night I heard the screen door slam And a big yellow taxi Took away my old man [Chorus] Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone? They paved paradise, put up a parking lot [Outro] They paved paradise, put up a parking lot They paved paradise, put up a parking lot