The Olive Tree - Dr. John

When evening by the olive tree

Strangest thing came over me

A vision deep inside my soul

Like outta time, in days of old

This funny feeling made it seem

Like I was caught inside a dream

As pharaohs layin' down to sleep

With riches, stones, and slaves to keep

I saw the Christians shed their blood

I saw Noah fight the raging flood

And as I watched, a mammoth drank

From waters by the tundra bank

Before the ice caps melted down

The seas of liquid all around

Before the sultans drew the sword

Before the story of the world

Before the Druids raised the spear

Genghis Khan spilled blood and tears

Before we got here, you and me

Way before the olive tree

This funny feeling, running through

It was kinda like a deja vu

I really love that feeling when

You know you’re coming back again

Before the ice caps melted down

The seas of liquid all around

Before the sultans drew the sword

Before the story of the world

Before the Druids raised the spear

Genghis Khan spilled blood and tears

Before we got here, you and me

Way before the olive tree