Lyrics Big Yellow Taxi - The Hit Crew

They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' 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
(Ooh, bop-bop-bop-bop)
(Ooh, bop-bop-bop-bop) na-na-na-na

They took all the trees and put 'em in a tree museum
And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see 'em

No-no-no, 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
(Ooh, bop-bop-bop-bop)
(Ooh, bop-bop-bop-bop)

Hey farmer, farmer, put away the DDT
I don't 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 you got 'til it's gone?
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Hey now, they paved paradise and put up a parking lot
(Ooh, bop-bop-bop-bop) why now?
(Ooh, bop-bop-bop-bop)

Listen, 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 got 'til it's 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 it's gone?
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Why not? They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Hey, hey, hey, paved paradise and put up a parking lot

(Ooh, bop-bop-bop-bop)
(Ooh, bop-bop-bop-bop)

I don't wanna give it, why you wanna give it?
Why you wanna give it all away?
Hey, hey, hey, now you wanna give it, I should wanna give it
'Cause you're giving it all away now, now
I don't wanna give it, why you wanna give it?
Why you wanna give it all away?
'Cause you're giving it all, giving it all away, yeah, yeah

Why you wanna?
Why do you wanna give it all away, hey, hey, hey
La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la