BIG YELLOW TAXI
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
They took all the trees
Put 'em in a tree museum
And they charged the people
A dollar and a half just to see 'em
[Chorus]
Hey farmer farmer
Put away that DDT now
Give me spots on my apples
But leave me the birds and the bees
Please!
[Chorus]
Late last night
I heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi
Took away my old man
[Chorus etc.]
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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
They took all the trees
Put 'em in a tree museum
And they charged the people
A dollar and a half just to see 'em
[Chorus]
Hey farmer farmer
Put away that DDT now
Give me spots on my apples
But leave me the birds and the bees
Please!
[Chorus]
Late last night
I heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi
Took away my old man
[Chorus etc.]
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