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