My father married a pure Cherokee My mother's people were ashamed of me The Indians said I white by law The man always called me \"Indian Squaw\"
Chorus Half-breed, that's all I ever heard 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 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 accepted and I felt ashamed Nineteen I left tell me who's to blame My life since then has been from man to man But I can't away from what I am