Big Yellow Taxi: words and music by Joni Mitchell (original, 1970). 1.They paved paradise and put up a parking lot, With a pink hotel, a boutique and a swingin' hot spot. you've got 'till it's gone. They paved paradise and put up a parking lot. 2.They took all the trees and put them in a tree museum, And they charged all the people a dollar and a half just to see 'em. 3.Hey farmer, farmer, put away that DDT, now. Give me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees. Please! 4.Late last night I heard the screen door slam, And a big yellow taxi came and took away my old man. The chords for the verses are the same and so it is for the chorus. Mitchell adds this at the end of the song: / Woo..........Pa.....pa.....pa.....pa..... (x5) then the pa.....pa.....pa.....pa... to finish. A blast from the past from Kraziekhat!