They paved paradise They paved paradise Ellos pavimentaron el paraíso And put up a parking lot And put up a parking lot Y poner un estacionamiento With a pink hotel, a boutique With a pink hotel, a boutique Con un hotel de rosa, una boutique And a swinging hot spot And a swinging hot spot Y un punto oscilante caliente Don't it always seem to go Don't it always seem to go No siempre parecen ir That you don't know what you've got That you don't know what you've got Que usted no sabe lo que tiene Till it's gone Till it's gone Hasta que se ha ido They paved paradise They paved paradise Ellos pavimentaron el paraíso And put up a parking lot. And put up a parking lot. Y poner un estacionamiento. They took all the trees They took all the trees Se llevaron todos los árboles And put them in a tree museum And put them in a tree museum Y los puso en un museo de árboles And they charged all the people And they charged all the people Y mandó a todo el pueblo A dollar and a half just to see 'em A dollar and a half just to see 'em Un dólar y medio sólo para verlos Don't it always seem to go Don't it always seem to go No siempre parecen ir That you don't know what you've got That you don't know what you've got Que usted no sabe lo que tiene Till it's gone Till it's gone Hasta que se ha ido They paved paradise They paved paradise Ellos pavimentaron el paraíso And put up a parking lot. And put up a parking lot. Y poner un estacionamiento. Hey farmer farmer Hey farmer farmer Hey agricultor campesino Put away that D.D.T. now Put away that D.D.T. now Guarda que D.D.T. ahora Give me Give me Dame Spots on my apples Spots on my apples Las manchas en mis manzanas But leave me the birds and the bees But leave me the birds and the bees Pero me deja los pájaros y las abejas Please! Please! Por favor! Don't it always seem to go Don't it always seem to go No siempre parecen ir That you don't know what you've got That you don't know what you've got Que usted no sabe lo que tiene Till it's gone Till it's gone Hasta que se ha ido They paved paradise They paved paradise Ellos pavimentaron el paraíso And put up a parking lot. And put up a parking lot. Y poner un estacionamiento. Late last night Late last night Anoche I heard the I heard the Oí el Screen door slam Screen door slam Pantalla portazo And a big yellow taxi And a big yellow taxi Y un taxi amarillo grande Took away my old man Took away my old man Se llevó mi viejo Don't it always seem to go Don't it always seem to go No siempre parecen ir That you don't know what you've got That you don't know what you've got Que usted no sabe lo que tiene Till it's gone Till it's gone Hasta que se ha ido They paved paradise They paved paradise Ellos pavimentaron el paraíso And put up a parking lot. And put up a parking lot. Y poner un estacionamiento.