My father married a Cherokee My mother's people were ashamed of me The Indian's said that I was white by law The white man always called me Indian Squaw Half breed Is all I ever heard Half breed Let me hate the word Half breed She's no good they warned Both sides were against me since the day I was born We never settled went from town to town When you're not welcome you don't hang around The other children always laughed at me Give her a feather she's a Cherokee Half breed Half breed Is all I ever heard Let me hate the word Half breed She's no good they warned Both sides were against me since the day I was born We weren't accepted and I felt the shame Fifteen I left and tell me whose to blame My life since then has been from man to man But I can't run away from what I am Half breed Is all I ever heard Half breed Let me hate the word Half breed She's no good they warned Both sides were against me since the day I was born Half breed Is all I ever heard Half breed Let me hate the word Half breed She's no good they warned Both sides were against me since the day I was born
[00:23.31]My father married a Cherokee [00:27.46]My mother's people were ashamed of me [00:32.80]The Indian's said that I was white by law [00:37.47]The white man always called me Indian Squaw [00:42.28]Half breed [00:45.61]Is all I ever heard [00:48.60]Half breed [00:50.42]Let me hate the word [00:53.28]Half breed [00:55.34]She's no good they warned [00:57.74]Both sides were against me since the day I was born [01:06.97]We never settled went from town to town [01:12.11]When you're not welcome you don't hang around [01:16.17]The other children always laughed at me [01:20.37]Give her a feather she's a Cherokee [01:27.50]Half breed [01:27.90]Half breed [01:29.19]Is all I ever heard [01:29.85]Let me hate the word [01:36.61]Half breed [01:38.70]She's no good they warned [01:39.38]Both sides were against me since the day I was born [02:05.84]We weren't accepted and I felt the shame [02:10.54]Fifteen I left and tell me whose to blame [02:15.07]My life since then has been from man to man [02:19.54]But I can't run away from what I am [02:25.90]Half breed [02:28.32]Is all I ever heard [02:30.97]Half breed [02:32.91]Let me hate the word [02:35.73]Half breed [02:37.83]She's no good they warned [02:40.22]Both sides were against me since the day I was born [02:48.98]Half breed [02:50.92]Is all I ever heard [02:53.50]Half breed [02:55.70]Let me hate the word [02:58.20]Half breed [03:00.12]She's no good they warned [03:02.80]Both sides were against me since the day I was born
