Big yellow taxi

they paved paradise and put up a parking lot with a pink hotel, a boutique and a swinging hot spot don't it always seem to go that you don't know what youve got til its gone they paved paradise and put up a parking lot they took all the trees and put 'em in a tree museum and they charged the people a dollar and a half to seem 'em don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what youve got til its gone they paved paradise and put up a parking lot hey farmer farmer put away the DDT i dont care about spots on my apples leave me the birds and the bees please! don't it always seem to go that you don't know what youve got til its gone they paved paradise and put up a parking lot hey, now they paved paradise to put up a parking lot why not? listenin' late last night i heard the screen door slam and a big yellow taxi took my girl away now, don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got til its gone they paved paradise and put up a parking lot hey now, now Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you got til its gone they paved paradise to put up a parking lot i dont want give it- why you want give, why you want give it all away? hey hey hey now you want give it, ah she wanna give it cause she givin it all away now now now Hey pave paradise put up a parking lot