〈〈
X
Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
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 you got 'til 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 they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them No, no, no
[Chorus]
Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT
I don't care about spots on my apples - Leave me the birds and the bees
Please
[Chorus]
Listen, late last night, I heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi took my girl away
Don't it always seem to go [Pause]
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
[Chorus] - Why not?
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot - Hey, hey, hey
Paved paradise and put up a parking lot
I don't wanna give it - Why you wanna give it
Why you wanna giving it all away - Hey, hey, hey
Now you wanna give it - I should wanna give it
'Cause you're givin it all away - I don't wanna give it
Why you wanna give it - Why you wanna giving it all away
Givin, givin it all , Givin it all away
Why do you want me? Why do you want me?
'Cause you're givin it all away
Hey, paved paradise to 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 you got 'til 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 they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them No, no, no
[Chorus]
Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT
I don't care about spots on my apples - Leave me the birds and the bees
Please
[Chorus]
Listen, late last night, I heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi took my girl away
Don't it always seem to go [Pause]
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
[Chorus] - Why not?
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot - Hey, hey, hey
Paved paradise and put up a parking lot
I don't wanna give it - Why you wanna give it
Why you wanna giving it all away - Hey, hey, hey
Now you wanna give it - I should wanna give it
'Cause you're givin it all away - I don't wanna give it
Why you wanna give it - Why you wanna giving it all away
Givin, givin it all , Givin it all away
Why do you want me? Why do you want me?
'Cause you're givin it all away
Hey, paved paradise to put up a parking lot
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 you got 'til 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 they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them No, no, no
[Chorus]
Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT
I don't care about spots on my apples - Leave me the birds and the bees
Please
[Chorus]
Listen, late last night, I heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi took my girl away
Don't it always seem to go [Pause]
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
[Chorus] - Why not?
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot - Hey, hey, hey
Paved paradise and put up a parking lot
I don't wanna give it - Why you wanna give it
Why you wanna giving it all away - Hey, hey, hey
Now you wanna give it - I should wanna give it
'Cause you're givin it all away - I don't wanna give it
Why you wanna give it - Why you wanna giving it all away
Givin, givin it all , Givin it all away
Why do you want me? Why do you want me?
'Cause you're givin it all away
Hey, paved paradise to 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 you got 'til 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 they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them No, no, no
[Chorus]
Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT
I don't care about spots on my apples - Leave me the birds and the bees
Please
[Chorus]
Listen, late last night, I heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi took my girl away
Don't it always seem to go [Pause]
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
[Chorus] - Why not?
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot - Hey, hey, hey
Paved paradise and put up a parking lot
I don't wanna give it - Why you wanna give it
Why you wanna giving it all away - Hey, hey, hey
Now you wanna give it - I should wanna give it
'Cause you're givin it all away - I don't wanna give it
Why you wanna give it - Why you wanna giving it all away
Givin, givin it all , Givin it all away
Why do you want me? Why do you want me?
'Cause you're givin it all away
Hey, paved paradise to put up a parking lot