Demise of the Flax

Before you reach for your axe, There are some facts you need to know about flax. A Flax rope made well Will get you safely out of the well. With a little toil, You can make money from flax seed oil, Or a basket you should try If you want to pay off your lay-bye. You can't go awry If you make a mat for a Marae (Maori Meeting house) And many Flax cloaks Have been made by Maori folk. Why go to Scotland, When you can get a Flax kilt in this land. Your feet will not go rotten, With Flax on their bottom. If fishing is your line, Then a Flax line will do just fine. And a Flax trap will get you an eel For your meal. A drink made from Flax flower nectar Will need no added sugar. If you are lucky you may see a Tui (NZ bird) or three Getting their nectar for free. Now you have the facts on Flax first hand, I hope you can see, demand though down, May yet turn around and jobs could be found. But if your axe is not yet away, I have one last thing to say. A saw with a chain bought from a store, Will best suit your chore. I know this for a fact, As no-one was there when I reached for my axe. Now I have no Flax and no axe. No more Tui are within cooee And my lay-bye has gone bye bye. It is almost too much to bare, Until I down more of my favourite beer And I see a Tui once more.