BIG YELLOW TAXI
BIG YELLOW TAXI
music and lyrics copyright © 1970 by Joni Mitchell
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
They took all the trees, and put ‘em in a tree museum
And they charged the people an arm and a leg just to see them
(chorus)
Hey farmer, farmer, put away the DDT now
Gimme 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 Uncle Sam
(chorus)
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
We’ve got to get ourselves back to the garden
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
We’ve got to get ourselves back to the garden …
Tear up the 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
They took all the trees, and put ‘em in a tree museum
And they charged the people an arm and a leg just to see them
(chorus)
Hey farmer, farmer, put away the DDT now
Gimme 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 Uncle Sam
(chorus)
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
We’ve got to get ourselves back to the garden
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
We’ve got to get ourselves back to the garden …
Tear up the parking lot
"BIG YELLOW TAXI" is on the new album release ROADMAP available as a CD, as a digital download as part of discounted bundles.
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