My father married a Cherokee My mother's people were ashamed of me The Indians I was white by law The white man always called me \"Indian Squaw\"
Chorus Half-breed, that's I ever heard Half-breed, how I to hate the word Half-breed, she's no good they Both sides were against me since the day I was born
We never settled, from town to town When you're not welcome you hang around The other 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 them, me who's to blame My life since then has been from man to man But I can't away from what I am