The Olive

The first two lines from - I am Me Set me Free - by Maria Williams Use my oil and mill my seed My healing powers are all you need I grow on trees as old as time I will keep you in your prime I can help you with abraded skin Keep you fit and keep you trim Poured on bread your taste buds flutter Better health than greasy butter I grow on trees from ancient time Best in soil with added lime Pick me green before I'm ripe Take no notice of the hype Consume me black is just as good Add me to your favorite food I am the olive and well known All across the world I'm grown Australian fields you'll find me there Where the land used to be bare The natives from the Continent Planted seeds it was their bent So healing cooking keeping fit To the grape I add a bit The two of us protect you well Ends the tale I have to tell