Big Yellow Taxi

[Verse 1] Paved paradise and 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've got 'til it's gone? Paved paradise, put up a parking lot (Ooo-bop-bop-bop Ooo-bop-bop-bop) [Verse 2] Took all the trees, put 'em in a tree museum And they charged the people a dollar and a half just to see them [Chorus] Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone? They paved paradise, put up a parking lot (Ooo-bop-bop-bop Ooo-bop-bop-bop Ooo-bop-bop-bop Ooo-bop-bop-bop) [Verse 3] Hey farmer, farmer, put away the 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 'til it's gone? Paved paradise, put up a parking lot 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've got 'til it's gone? Paved paradise, put up a parking lot Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone? 2-3-4 Paved paradise, put up a parking lot Paved paradise, put up a parking lot Paved paradise, put up a parking lot ah-ah