My father married a pure Cherokee
  My mother's people were ashamed of me
  The indians said I was white by law
  The White Man always called me "Indian Squaw"
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  Half-breed, that's all I ever heard
  Half-breed, how I learned to 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"
    [Repeat Chorus]
    We weren't accepted and I felt ashamed
  Nineteen I left them, tell me who's to blame
  My life since then has been from man to man
  But I can't run away from what I am
    [Repeat chorus]