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Bob Dylan – Big Yellow Taxi (1973) | Track profile | Dork

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Big Yellow Taxi

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Big Yellow Taxi

Release date: 19th November 1973

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"Big Yellow Taxi" is a track by Bob Dylan, from the album Dylan (1973), released 19th November 1973. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Bob Dylan.

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Big Yellow Taxi

[Verse 1]

They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot

A pink hotel, a boutique and a swinging hot spot

Don't it always go to show

You never know what you got till it's gone?

They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot

[Verse 2]

They took all the trees, they put them in a tree museum

They charged the people a dollar and a half just to see 'em

Don't it always go to show

You never know what you got till it's gone?

They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot

[Verse 3]

Hey farmer, farmer, put away that D.D.T

Give me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees, please

Don't it always go to show

You never know what you got till it's gone?

They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot

[Verse 4]

Late last night, I heard my screen door slam

A big yellow bulldozer took away my house and land

Don't it always go to show

You never know what you got till it's gone?

They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot

They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot

They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot

Paved paradise, they put up a parking lot

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