My father married a Cherokee My mother's people were of me The Indians said I was white by law The white always called me \"Indian Squaw\"
Chorus Half-breed, that's all I heard Half-breed, how I learned to hate the word Half-breed, she's no good warned Both sides were against me since the day I was born
We never went from town to town When you're not welcome don't hang around The other children always laughed at me \"Give her a feather, she's a Cherokee\"
Chorus
We weren't and I felt ashamed Nineteen left them, tell me who's to blame My life since then has been from man to man But I can't run from what I am