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
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