Music: Grace McDunnough
Lyrics: Salome Strangelove & Grace McDunnough
Amaryllis Aberdeen was born a Christmas flower
Hair so red and face so white
To Fi and Finn of County Down,
First Noel and Silent Night
Oh she was not an easy child
She never tried to be
For she was yar and she ran wild
From the hills down to the sea
Peace on earth and mercy mild
She’d say “‘Tis not for me —
Not for Amaryllis Aberdeen”
She was a drinker and a fighter
An unrepentant pirate queen
And all fell prey but none despised her
Well, at least none dared to claim
Oh she was not a tender lass
She never tried to be
For she was salt and she was sass
Filled her sails and ruled the sea
Rest ye merry, Holy mass
She’s say “‘Tis not for me —
Not for Amaryllis Aberdeen”
Oh, the crown built twenty ships to tame her
Cannon, crew, and bounty high
She lured them into shallow waters
Their hulls broke low, their luck ran dry
And it is said they never found her
The one they called the Christmas Flower
Oh she was not an easy child
She never tried to be
For she was yar and she ran wild
From the hills down to the sea
Peace on earth and mercy mild
She’d say “‘Tis not for me —
Not for Amaryllis Aberdeen”
Not for Amaryllis Aberdeen