My father married pure Cherokee My mother's people were of me The Indians said I was white by law The white man always called \"Indian Squaw\"
Chorus Half-breed, that's all I ever heard Half-breed, how I learned to hate the word Half-breed, no good they warned Both sides were against me since the I was born
We settled, went from town to town When you're not welcome you don't hang around The other always laughed at me \"Give her a feather, a Cherokee\"
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We weren't accepted and I felt ashamed Nineteen I left them, tell me who's to blame life since then has been from man to man But I run away from what I am