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 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 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
[00:23.42]My father married a Cherokee [00:27.95]My mother's people were ashamed of me [00:32.47]The Indian's said that I was white by law [00:37.38]The white man always called me Indian Squaw [00:42.14]Half breed [00:46.36]Is all I ever heard [00:48.55]Half breed [00:51.11]Let me hate the word [00:53.51]Half breed [00:55.33]She's no good they warned [00:58.48]Both sides were against me since the day I was born [01:06.89]We never settled went from town to town [01:11.41]When you're not welcome you don't hang around [01:16.26]The other children always laughed at me [01:21.02]Give her a feather she's a Cherokee [01:27.66]Half breed Is all I ever heard [01:30.09] [01:32.04]Half breed [01:34.36]Let me hate the word [01:36.82]Half breed [01:39.08]She's no good they warned [01:41.98]Both sides were against me since the day I was born [02:05.71]We weren't accepted and I felt the shame [02:10.12]Fifteen I left and tell me whose to blame [02:14.76]My life since then has been from man to man [02:19.67]But I can't run away from what I am [02:26.57]Half breed [02:28.52]Is all I ever heard [02:30.86]Half breed [02:33.05]Let me hate the word [02:35.68]Half breed [02:37.82]She's no good they warned [02:40.27]Both sides were against me since the day I was born [02:49.00]Half breed [02:50.88]Is all I ever heard [02:53.33]Half breed [02:55.28]Let me hate the word [02:57.86]Half breed [03:00.20]She's no good they warned [03:02.77]Both sides were against me since the day I was born
