Gershwin Prize | An All-Star Ensemble Performs Big Yellow Taxi | Season 2023 | Episode 1

July 2024 · 2 minute read

(crowd cheering) ♪ They paved paradise, put up a parking lot ♪ ♪ With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swinging hot spot ♪ ♪ Don't it always seem to go ♪ ♪ That you don't know what you got til its gone ♪ ♪ They paved paradise and put up a parking lot ♪ ♪ Shoo, bop, bop, bop, bop.

Shoo, bop, bop, bop, bop ♪ ♪ They took up all the trees and put them in a tree museum ♪ ♪ An they charged an arm and leg just to come see them ♪ ♪ Don't it always seem to go ♪ ♪ That you don't know what you've got til it's gone ♪ ♪ They paved paradise, put up a parking lot ♪ ♪ Shoo, bop, bop, bop, bop.

Shoo, bop, bop, bop, bop ♪ ♪ Hey farmer, farmer, put away the DDT now ♪ ♪ 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 its gone ♪ ♪ They paved paradise and put up a parking lot ♪ ♪ Shoo, bop, bop, bop, bop.

Shoo, bop, bop, bop, bop ♪ ♪ Late last night, I heard a 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 ♪ ♪ Shoo, bop, bop, bop, bop.

♪ ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ Shoo, bop, bop, bop, bop.

Shoo, bop, bop, bop, bop ♪ ♪ They paved paradise and put up a parking lot ♪ - [Annie Lennox] What you say?

♪ With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swinging hot spot ♪ ♪ Don't it always seem to go ♪ ♪ That you don't know what you've got til it's gone ♪ (crowd clapping rhythmically) ♪ They paved paradise and put up a parking lot ♪ ♪ Shoo, bop, bop, bop, bop ♪ ♪ They paved paradise and put a parking lot ♪ ♪ Shoo, bop, bop, bop, bop ♪ ♪ They paved paradise ♪ ♪ Put up a parking lot ♪ (crowd cheering)

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