Mmm mamamama
Mmm mamamama
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel and 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 a dollar and a half just to see them

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

Mmm mamamamama
Mmm mamamamama

Hey farmer farmer put away your DDT now
So give me 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

Mmm mamamamama
Mmm mamamamama

Late last night i heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi took away my old man

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

Mmm mamamamama

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
Mmm mamamamama
Mmm mamamamama
Mmm mamamamama
Mmm mamamamama