big yellow taxi

they paved paradise and put up a parking lot

with a pink hotel

a botique

and a swinging hot spot

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

they took all the trees and put 'em in a tree museum

and then they charged all the people

twenty-five bucks just to see 'em

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

hey farmer

farmer

put away your ddt now

give me spots on my apples

but leave me the birds and the bees

please

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

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

late last night i heard the screen door slam

and a big yellow taxi carried off my old man

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

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

hey

they steamrolled paradise. for a parking lot