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• Debra 0 points 2013-10-31 23:10

  Hi, the lyrics here are not complete.....here's the complete version:
  The Olive Tree

  A fool sat beneath an olive tree
  And a wondrous thought had he
  So he rose and he told it to the sky
  And where was I
  Behind the tree
  I overheard his reverie
  Why be content with an olive when you could have the tree
  Why be content to be nothing when there's nothing you couldn't be
  Why be contented with one olive tree when you could have the whole olive grove
  Why be content with a grove when you could have the world

  The fool stood beneath the olive tree
  What a wondrous thought said he
  But alas it is very very deep
  And so he yawned and went to sleep
  Because you see
  He was a fool

  Why be content with an olive when you could have the tree
  That which has lulled you to sleep fool has awakened me
  Why should I sigh that my lot is my lot
  That I can't make it anything more
  When that is a lie
  An excuse for a fool to snore

  I walked from behind the olive tree
  With a wondrous change in me
  For I walked with my eye upon a star
  If you have heard
  And do not heed
  There is a word for what you are
  And oh my friend
  The word is ... fool